Printable View
Cases of COVID in the UK on the rise, up to 50,000 a day, 19,000 short of the peak number of cases ever recorded. Hospitalisations and deaths are also up, with 5,561 admitted to hospital , and deaths within 28 days of testing positive up 11.4% , to 869. The rise in cases has been reported as mostly among secondary school children. Winter will be challenging, say No. 10..
UK Covid cases reach 50,000 in one day as No 10 warns of ‘challenging’ winter (msn.com)
UK Government to go for Plan B for winter ? Return to home working and mask wearing mandates may be necessary. Concern about waning immunity has raised the prospect of booster vaccinations to high risk members of the community. The UK's vaccination coverage was regarded as leading Europe, but it has stalled in younger people. COVID is on the comeback across the UK, and more vaccinations are needed.
England urged to step up vaccinations to avoid winter Covid surge | Coronavirus | The Guardian
The UK's " Plan A ", and "Plan B " ,for winter COVID;
Winter plan: what does government’s toolkit to combat Covid include? | Coronavirus | The Guardian
The Chief Minister of the NT, gives it to US anti-vaxxer, Ted Cruze. GO THE NT!!!
'You know nothing about us': NT Chief Minister's blast for Ted Cruz (thenewdaily.com.au)
Booster shots for all Aussies being considered, mix & Match AZ with a Pfizer booster , on the cards.
Vaccine boosters to begin next month, 'likely' for whole population (thenewdaily.com.au)
Well, that's all we need. A new variant of Delta that was in the UK, is now in the US. Little is known of it so far, but it bears watching. AY 4.2, which derived from the Delta sub-variant AY 4, which developed from Delta. Happy days.....
Is the US going to experience another Covid wave? (msn.com)
Scientists in the UK have said research indicates unvaccinated people should expect to be re-infected with COVID every 16 months, on average. Those who have had COVID should not rely on antibodies from their infection to protect them, as a study done on health professionals has shown that some of those with moderate levels of anti-bodies , who have been in some cases previously infected and double dosed, have gone down with symptomatic infections. It all points to booster shots being very important to boost waning immunity in vulnerable people.
Without Covid-19 jab ‘reinfection may occur every 16 months’ say scientists (msn.com)
NZ Covid cases reach three figures.
New Zealand Covid daily cases pass 100 for first time since pandemic began (msn.com)
UK cases on the rise, with the AY.4.2 variant being closely watched.
Time-lapse maps shows how more infectious Delta offshoot has spread (msn.com)
George Washington ordered his troops to get vaccinated, there was quarantine, lockdowns and vaccine passports during the American Revolution. How about that;
When George Washington Ordered His Troops to Get Vaccinated - Defense One
QUOTE;
"No politician we know of at the time considered such measures un-American. In May of 1796, Congress adopted, and President Washington signed, the first federal quarantine law. There wasn’t much controversy. In 1799, Congress passed a second and more restrictive quarantine law. President Adams signed it without a flinch.So apparently it’s not certificates, quarantines and vaccine mandates that are un-American, as some maintain today.
The argument that individual rights trump the greater good is un-American, or at least out of step with American tradition. It’s an attitude that the founders would have put under the encompassing banner of “ambition.”
“Ambition” comes when individuals are blinded by their little—or large—egotisms and personal interests. They lose track of higher goals: the community, the republic, the nation. In the most severe cases, ambition turns anti-social."
In Frankfurt, Germany, no one can enter a bar, restaurant, or indoor pool with out proof of full vaccination, or a negative test result in the last 24 hours. Testing centres are almost at every corner, with results available within 10- 15 minutes. Testing is free for children under 12. In shops & on public transport , Medical standard masks are required, [ only surgical or FFP2 medical grade masks are permitted.] Oktoberfest was cancelled out of safety concerns. So what? you may say. The fact is Germany is managing to control its COVID epidemic, and bring down the number of cases & deaths. England & the UK, on the other hand? while Germany is keeping its society and economy running , and looks to be in a strong position coming into winter, cases in the UK have risen alarmingly, and further lock downs may be necessary to take the pressure off the NHS.
The UK's experiment with herd immunity was a dismal failure, and they are at the crossroads again. At this point in time , only Scotland Wales & Northern Ireland have masks mandated for indoor venues, England leaves it up to the individual. Waiting & watching doesn't work with DELTA.
Britain must control Covid now – or face a winter lockdown (msn.com)
Britain must expect over 100,000 cases / day, more than France , Germany Italy & Spain combined.
Warning of 100,000 daily coronavirus cases for UK (msn.com)