UK, Critical time
Next weeks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55612270 Prof Chris Whitty, CMO Next weeks, most dangerous time This is everybody’s problem. Any single unnecessary contact…
Pandemic, Global surge
Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html United States https:/covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendscases https://covidtracking.com https://covidtracking.com/data https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5 Cases, + 193,857 + 22,324,541 Up 8.3% in past 7 days Testing,…
Pandemic update, people and gorillas
China https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/13/china-covid-cases-jump-ahead-of-who-investigation-team-arrival National Health Commission, cases + 55 + 115 Local transmission, 107 of the new cases Hebei Heilongjiang, 16…
Reinfection rate, very low
Past COVID-19 infection provides some immunity but people may still carry and transmit virus (14th Jan) PHE’s SIREN (SARS-CoV-2 Immunity…
Convalescent plasma, no benefit
RECOVERY trial closes recruitment to convalescent plasma treatment for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 15 January 2021 https://www.recoverytrial.net/news/statement-from-the-recovery-trial-chief-investigators-15-january-2021-recovery-trial-closes-recruitment-to-convalescent-plasma-treatment-for-patients-hospitalised-with-covid-19 RECOVERY trial is…
Difficult COVID month ahead
United States 100 million shots in 100 days Current supply issues Using the defence production act Federal Emergency Management Agency…
Antibody data and US predictions
UK ONS, 19th January https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19infectionsinthecommunityinengland/antibodydatafortheukjanuary2021 December and October antibody percentages Seroconversion, 14 – 21 days Length of time antibodies remain…
Hospitalisations and new varients
UK https://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels-over-time https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk 20th January Cases, + 33,355 + 38,905 = 3,505,754 Cases, last 7 days, + 294,182 (down 21.5%)…