Now for the morre serious content, from the UK where cases have been rising, and the argument now is that vaccinations are effective but need to be repeated, in part because of the Delta variant, in part because the effect just wears off. We may be moving to a scenario where, as with the 'Flu jab an annual shot is recommended. That the Govt is resisting any attempt to reimpose restrictions is typical -I wear a mask outside and in shops and on transport, but I note many now do not, which shocks people on the Continent. The UK may have got ahead of others on the vaccination front, but that clearly does not mean we have left the pandemic behind. But then Boris Johnson is a man who both leads from behind and often with his too. It is not a pretty sight.
"Infections have been rising sharply since the start of October but the government is resisting introducing the extra restrictions set out in its winter plan such as masks, vaccine passports and advice to work from home.
On Tuesday the UK reported 223 Covid deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive test - the highest for seven months – while the seven-day average for Covid-19 cases stands at 44,145 a day. The UK now has one of the highest weekly rates of new reported cases in the world."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...johnson-warned
"ONS data published on 6 October says that among 20,262 Britons who tested positive for Covid-19 between July 2020 and September 2021, there were 296 reinfections – defined as a new positive test 120 days or more after an initial first positive test – with an average (median) time of 203 days between positive tests.
However, the reinfection risk appears to have been higher since May 2021 when Delta took over as the predominant variant.
Further data from the US, where various states have now started tracking and reporting on reinfection rates, supports the idea there is a substantially higher risk of re-infection with Delta."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...say-scientists