They warn UK a third wave of coronavirus “is on its way”

A third wave of coronavirus infections is “certainly on the way” in the UK, where daily infections once again exceed 10,000, Adam Finn said on Saturday., adviser to the UK government on the so-called Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI).

In statements made this Saturday at the local station BBC Radio 4, the academic from the English University of Bristol pointed out that COVID-19 infections ‘are increasing’, although he indicated that ‘maybe we can be a little optimistic because (these) are not increasing any faster’.

“Although anyway – he added – they are increasing, and this third wave is definitely on its way.”

The expert considered that at present “there is a race between the vaccination program, in particular to provide the elderly with the second doses (of the preparation) and the third wave of the Delta (or India) variant ”, which speeds up infections.

JCVI continues to work for decide whether children should also be vaccinated against COVID-19 disease, even if he considered that this decision is not, for the moment, a “priority” since it must be approved beforehand.

“Even if it was decided to vaccinate the children, it would not be appropriate to do it now, neither here nor elsewhere in Europe (…) because it is the adults who get sick, so vaccinating the adult population is clearly the priority right now, ”said Finn.

According to the latest official data provided by the UK Department of Health – released on Friday – the number of infections recorded in the UK in 24 hours was 10,476.

In addition, others 11 deaths from illness, according to these figures.

Since the start of the pandemic, the country as a whole has reported a total of 127,956 deaths from coronavirus.

Delta variant cases topped 75,000 in UK

The number of cases of the Delta variant in the UK has reached 75,953, as revealed by the British health authorities this Friday, while specifying that the same accounts for 99% of coronavirus infections in the country.

According to Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), the R for England is between 1.2 and 1.4, and the number of new infections increases between a 3% and 6% per day; in the Northwest, growth is even higher, between 5% and 8% per day.

Based on information from Public health England (PHE), 99% of UK COVID-19 cases match the Delta variant.

The Delta strain, also known as B.1.617.2, combined with the easing of restrictions on coronaviruses, is estimated to be responsible for the sharp rise in infections in the UK in recent weeks, prompting Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to delay the complete lifting of restrictions in England, originally scheduled for June 21, according to the British newspaper The Guardian.

Public Health England has revealed that cases of the Delta variant have increased by 33,630 since last week and what the strain is more transmissible than Alpha, B.1.1.7. The PHE report adds that Delta is more resistant to vaccines, especially after a single dose, although the protection is greater against hospitalization than against symptomatic disease.

Considering the different vaccines currently available, the report suggests that one dose provides 75% protection against hospitalizations against Delta variant infections, while two doses provide 94% protection.

The results are important, especially because the data suggests that the Delta variant may be associated with an increased risk of hospitalization, sostiene The Guardian.

(With information from EFE)

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