Covid optimism

Right now there is no obvious replacement for the BA.5 variant, that is causing the current wave. This leaves open the real possibility that this could be the last significant wave this year, (or hopefully much longer).Uploaded 06-08-22https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportionsBA.5 85.5% BA.4 7.7% BA.4.6 4.1BA2.12.1 2.6% BA.2 0.1% BA.1s 0%BA. 2.75 not US listedUS hospitalizationsDown 3.8% on the weekKnown daily case counts, test positivity, hospitalizations slow downward trendUS deathshttps://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailydeaths_select_00Last 7 days rolling average, 393 per dayDr. Fauci (81), Re. BA.5https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/05/fauci-vaccine-covid-trouble/?utm_campaign=wp_to_your_health&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_tyhIf they don’t get vaccinated or they don’t get boosted, they’re going to get into troubleWants to increase vaccination and booster rates, so the virus does not have,ample opportunity to freely circulateIt is about you as an individual, but it’s also about the communal responsibility to get this outbreak under control(POTUS, fully vaccinated and double boosted)Weekly national Influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1096288/Weekly_Flu_and_COVID-19_report_w31.pdfCOVID-19 activity decreasedHighest number of respiratory incidents, (mostly SARS-CoV-2) in care homesInfluenza positivity, 0.5%RSV positivity up to 6.5% overallRSV positivity in under 5s, 22.2% Rhinovirus positivity, down to 8.4%Symptom tracker datahttps://health-study.joinzoe.com/dataNew cases per day, 145,740Current prevalence, 2,858,159UK official datahttps://coronavirus.data.gov.ukONS latesthttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights3.86% in England (1 in 25 people) 3.58% in Wales (1 in 30 people) 5.98% in Northern Ireland (1 in 17)4.95% in Scotland (1 in 20)Long covid, as of 2 July 20221.8 million people, (2.8% of the population)Of those, 81% experiencing long COVID symptoms at least 12 weeks43% at least one yearAntibodies179ng/ml level and the 800ng/ml theshold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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