COVID-19

Most children now have natural immunity



From ONS data

NY

Dropping mask requirements for businesses

Vaccine in Children 6 Months Through 4 Years of Age

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220201006018/en/Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Initiate-Rolling-Submission-for-Emergency-Use-Authorization-of-Their-COVID-19-Vaccine-in-Children-6-Months-Through-4-Years-of-Age-Following-Request-From-U.S.-FDA

3 µg dose

Week up to 5 February 2022

England – 2,824,700 people (1 in 19)

Wales – 121,200 people (1 in 25)

Northern Ireland – 145,600 people (1 in 13)

Scotland – 211,300 people (1 in 25)

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights

At least two-thirds aged 8 to 11 years have COVID-19 antibodies

W/E 17th January

8 to 11 year olds

Between 63.3% and 72.7% would have tested positive for antibodies

12 to 15 year olds

Between 90.2% and 93.3% would have tested positive

COVID-19 deaths in England and Wales drop

Week ending 28th January 2022

Of the 12,401 deaths registered in England and Wales, 1,385 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Last week it was 1,484 deaths

More than half a million with long COVID for at least a year

6 December 2021 to 2 January 2022

2.1% of the UK population (1.3 million people) said they were living with long COVID

Of those 42% said they had had it for at least a year
Fatigue (50%)

35 to 69 years, females