Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

Tim Spector's comments in the Zoe press release published yesterday pretty much sum up my feelings.

I've found him/Zoe to be a welcome source of sensible info compared with government messaging which pretty much argues black is white.

1 in 69 people in the UK currently have symptomatic COVID but most people are acting like the pandemic is over.

“The UK seems to be slowly waking up to the fact that COVID cases are too high, but the reality is they’ve been soaring for months and many countries have put us on their red list. Infections remain high in young people, and look to be spilling over into the 35-55 year olds. If these increases creep into the over 55s it could spell disaster for the NHS this winter.

This week a major UK Care Home provider has confirmed that based on our research, it’s now including cold-like symptoms on their visitor forms to stop potential COVID cases from entering their facilities. This is a bold move as it goes against the official government guidance, but will ultimately save lives, and hopefully others will follow suit.

With cases so high, it’s clear that herd immunity isn't happening, and the risk is most people continue to believe they are safe if they have had COVID or a vaccine. ZOE data shows that vaccine protection wanes over time and a natural infection alone only gives 64% protection, so we need to be doing all we can to get everyone double vaccinated and stop waiting for herd immunity to happen through natural infection.”

https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/third-wave-reaches-new-peak