Weekly national Influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report
Week 13 report (up to week 12 data) 1 April 2021
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/975834/Weekly_Flu_and_COVID-19_report_w13_v2.pdf
Influenza
Through Respiratory Datamart
One influenza B positive sample detected in week 12
Hospital admissions and GP influenza-like illness consultation rates remain low
More rhinovirus activity during the past 3 weeks
CoViD data from week 12 (22 and 28 March 2021)
National level COVID-19 activity remained stable
Overall case rates decreased slightly in week 12
Slight increases,10-19 years, past 3 weeks
Hospitalisations have been decreasing since week 2
CoViD deaths decreasing since week 3
Vaccine coverage
42.2% at the end of week 12 (59.4% today)
90% in all cohorts over the age of 65
80% in all cohorts over 55 years
Hospitalisations and deaths now falling more rapidly in the oldest age cohorts
Seroprevalence data
Total, infection or vaccination, 46.4% of the population have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2
Compared to 14.5% from infection alone
70-84 years age group
93.5% had antibodies from either infection or vaccination compared to 4.7% from infection alone.
UK today
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases
Vaccinations today
United States
Cases, + 74,912 = 30,357,579
Cases, 7-day, daily average 64,000
Deaths, + 907 = 550,169
Vaccinations
101,804,762 (30.7%)
57,984,758 (17.5%)
Domestic Travel During COVID-19 (CDC, 2nd April)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/02/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html
CDC recommends delaying travel until fully vaccinated
Fully vaccinated travellers are less likely to get and spread COVID-19.
People who are fully vaccinated with an FDA-authorized vaccine can travel safely within the United States:
Fully vaccinated travellers do not need to get tested before or after travel unless their destination requires it
Fully vaccinated travellers do not need to self-quarantine
Fully vaccinated travellers should still follow CDC’s recommendations for traveling safely including:
Wear a mask over your nose and mouth
Stay 6 feet from others and avoid crowds
Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer
After, self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms
Isolate and get tested if you develop symptoms
Fully vaccinated means
Two weeks after a second dose of Pfizer or Moderna
Two weeks after a single dose Janssen
Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html#a1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/03/canada-coronavirus-restrictions-variants/
Younger people
More severe illness
Pandemic fatigue
B.1.1.7 variant
Low vaccine numbers
Week ending March 31, cases up 40%
Average + 5,086 per day
72% increase since 1st March
Adalsteinn Brown, Ontario
As the new variants spread, you will see that covid-19 is killing faster and younger
It’s spreading far more quickly than it was before, and we cannot vaccinate quickly enough to break this third wave
BC
http://www.vch.ca/about-us/news/news-releases/covid-19-update-for-whistler-2
Cluster of P.1 (Brazil) variant
Whistler, 83% ages 20 to 39
Kenya
Nairobi, epicentre
Reimposed domestic movement restrictions
Curfew, 20 deaths
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/coronavirus-kenya-police-shootings-curfew/2020/12/20/deb81d5a-3efc-11eb-b58b-1623f6267960_story.html
Many work in the informal sector
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/03/kenya-vaccine-inequality/
First doses, 160,000
Population 54 million
Kenyan Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe
We are happy that there is great demand for the vaccine from Kenyans
Let us not panic or become anxious.
The government will provide vaccines for all adults in Kenya in a phased approach.
Aims to fully vaccinate half of the population by June 2022
Primarily Covax
Donations from wealthier countries
Kibera, crowds gather each day before 6 a.m.
UN Office at Nairobi (UNON)
https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/kenya-offers-free-covid-vaccine-jabs-to-un-diplomats-964764.html
20,000 staff and dependants
Accepted the national government’s offer of free AstraZeneca vaccines
Stressed only those most at risk would be eligible.
Russian Sputnik V vaccine on the private market ($100 for the two)
Not approved by the WHO, granted emergency-use authorization in Kenya
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