Scrapping UK Covid Surveillance? The COVID-19 Pandemic is not over but people appear to think it is. Why? Quote: Dr Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, US, said the uptick could mark the beginning of a sixth wave of Covid infections in Europe, driven by a combination of the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron variants and the relaxation of restrictions in many countries. Source: The Guardian

of disruption than saved’ Photograph: Stephen Frost/Alamy Linda Geddes Science correspondentSun 13 Mar 2022 17.52 GMTLast modified on Mon 14 Mar 2022 05.09 GMT Ministers have been accused of “turning off the headlights at the first sign of dawn” after scrapping...

COVID-19 has not gone away; it has changed again. Hospitalisations in Ireland are over 1,042 (42 in ICU), this means we need to be on our alert, wear our masks and think of other people who may be more vulnerable; this is called altruism and as we head into St Patrick’s long weekend; and more go to the Cheltenham races we need to be mindful of others too. Fred has received a text to notify him that he is due to have his 4th vaccine.

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