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Today in Covid – 15 September 2021.
14 min read
201 deaths due to Covid-19 and 30,597 new coronavirus infections reported in 24 hours in the UK. 973 deaths in 7 days – on average 139 deaths each day that would represent 50,735 deaths annually.
SAGE suggests “a basket of measures” to prevent a very difficult winter.
5 min read
The SAGE group of experts suggests “a basket of measures” which could keep COVID-19 under control if enacted early enough by the government.
Social care reform: Why this tax rise isn’t just unfair on young people.
5 min read
Tax rises to pay for the NHS recovery could have focused on those who have profited from the pandemic. Instead, by bundling together NHS and social care costs, the two services are likely to be at odds with each other.
Today in Covid – 14 September 2021.
13 min read
185 deaths due to Covid-19 and 26,628 new coronavirus infections reported in 24 hours in the UK. In the last 7 days, 230,783 coronavirus infections and 963 deaths – on average 138 deaths each day. If this was to be the “new normal”, we would have 50,214 deaths annually. Is it not time for Plan B?
Open letter to Boris Johnson – Your government is playing roulette with my husband’s life.
4 min read
“Your government has taken away every mitigation that kept my husband safe. Young adolescents not being vaccinated impacts the entire population, including people like my husband.”
Today in Covid – 13 September 2021.
13 min read
61 deaths due to Covid-19 and 30,825 new coronavirus infections reported in 24 hours in the UK. In the last 7 days, 241,644 coronavirus infections and 987 deaths – on average 141 deaths each day.
What the experts say about making schools safer and the vaccination of children.
4 min read
Making schools safer isn’t about personal choice, it is about public health and caring for each other.