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Pandemic optimism, excess deaths pessimism
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UK, Zoe symptom study
Uploaded 03-09-22
https://health-study.joinzoe.com/data
Daily new cases = 106,548
Current symptomatic prevalence = 1,488,559
UK official data
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk
Patients admitted, 4,124 down 14% (past 7 days)
With covid or for covid?
Deaths, 419, down 38% (past 7 days)
ONS latest
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights
W/E 23rd August, prevalence
1.64% in England (1 in 60 people)
1.56% in Wales (1 in 65 people)
1.95% in Northern Ireland (1 in 50 people)
1.82% in Scotland (1 in 55 people)
Reinfections within the omicron wave
14.6%
Alpha, 1.8%
Delta, 1%
Risk of BA.5 Infection among Persons Exposed to Previous SARS-CoV-2 Variants
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2209479?query=TOC&cid=NEJM%20eToc,%20September%201,%202022%20DM1402792_NEJM_Non_Subscriber&bid=1141953912
https://www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMc2209479/suppl_file/nejmc2209479_appendix.pdf
Wuhan-Hu-1 55.7%
Alpha 58.8%
Delta 64.5%
BA.1 / BA.2 76.8%
(UK, 84.4%)
Long covid
2.0 million people in private households in the UK (3.1%)
Of those
83% symptoms at least 12 weeks
45% at least one year
22% at least two years
Symptoms
Fatigue, 62%
Shortness of breath, 37%
Difficulty concentrating, 33%
Muscle ache, 31%
Symptoms adversely affected the day-to-day activities
1.5 million people, (73% of those with SRLC)
China, millions in Covid lockdown
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/31/china-places-millions-into-covid-lockdown-again-as-economy-continues-to-struggle
China, cases, + 1,717 cases, majority asymptomatic
Sporadic cases around China
Southern cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou
Northern port city of Dalian
Western metropolis of Chengdu to Shijiazhuang
Central Hebei province
Varying levels of restrictions, closure of venues and restaurants
Delayed school reopening
Foreign visitors, more than a week of quarantine hotels, sanitary conditions often poor
Masking and regular testing, close contacts forcibly transported to field hospitals
World Health Organization, China’s policy unsustainable
Anbound Research Center
President Xi Jinping’s government,
Preventing the risk of economic stall should be the priority task
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/26/moderna-pfizer-covid-lawsuit/?utm_campaign=wp_to_your_health&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_tyh
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22266043-moderna-complaint?responsive=1&title=1
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