Tag Archive: Indian variant

5/6/21

More Scaremongering From PHE About the “Twice as Deadly” Indian Variant

Rising infections are blamed on the Indian variant that PHE now claims causes twice as serious illness and talk has turned to continuing with restrictions. We've been here before.

4/6/21

SAGE Member Says We Must Learn to Live with Covid without the Restrictions

SAGE member Sir Jeremy Farrar says lockdowns are "awful" – citing their effects on mental health, education and job opportunities – and that Brits must learn to live with Covid without restrictions.

3/6/21

Wales Takes Super Cautious Approach to Easing Lockdown Restrictions

Restrictions on outdoor gatherings will be relaxed in Wales from Monday, but indoor events have been left on hold due to concerns about the Indian Covid variant.

2/6/21

Time to “Move on” with Ending Lockdown, Says Government Adviser Sir John Bell

Government adviser Sir John Bell says we must "move on" with ending lockdown on June 21st, warning that, "if we scamper down a rabbit hole every time we see a new variant we are going to spend a long time huddled away".

2/6/21

PHE Quietly Revises Down Effectiveness of AstraZeneca Vaccine

In its third weekly vaccine surveillance report, PHE revises down its estimate of AZ efficacy to a lower bound of 65%. Are Government scientists becoming worried about the fitness of their "workhorse" vaccine?

1/6/21

Scotland Delays the Lifting of Lockdown Restrictions – Will England Follow Suit?

The lifting of lockdown restrictions has been halted in much of Scotland because of the Indian Covid variant, but there is “cautious optimism” that the final step of England's roadmap could go ahead as planned.

31/5/21

The NHS Data Suggests We’re Not on a ‘Knife Edge’ At All

At Lockdown Sceptics, we've asked our in-house doctor to take a look at the latest NHS data to see whether we really are on a 'knife edge' because of the Indian variant. Answer: Not even close.

31/5/21

No 10 on Brink of Caving into SAGE Pressure and Postponing June 21st Reopening

There's a depressing report in MailOnline. A Downing Street source says there's a 50:50 chance stage four of the roadmap could be delayed, following public interventions by various members of SAGE.

28/5/21

Average Age of Newly Infected Brits Drops to 29

The average age of newly infected Brits has fallen from 41 at the beginning of the year to just 29 – the lowest average age recorded yet.

27/5/21

“We May Need to Wait” before Pushing Ahead with Unlocking, Says Boris

Following further pressure from SAGE on delaying Britain's unlock, the Prime Minister has said that Number 10 may have to "wait" for more data before pushing ahead with ending the lockdown.

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