Covid UK: SAGE says Indian variant could lead to 1,000 deaths and 10k hospital admissions a day

There is a ‘realistic possibility’ the Indian Covid variant is far more transmissible than the Kent strain and could lead to up to a thousand deaths a day by summer, the Government’s scientists warned tonight. The SPI-M subgroup said it was confident the mutant B.1.617.2 strain was more infectious than the currently dominant variant, and that … Read more

SAGE says ‘realistic possibility’ Indian variant could lead to 10,000 hospital admissions a day

There is a ‘realistic possibility’ the Indian Covid variant is far more transmissible than the Kent strain and could lead to up to a thousand deaths a day by summer, the Government’s scientists warned tonight. The SPI-M subgroup said it was confident the mutant B.1.617.2 strain was more infectious than the currently dominant variant, and that … Read more

Coronavirus: SAGE models warn hospital admissions could soar if India variant is more infectious

Tens of thousands more people could be hospitalised with Covid this summer if the Indian variant of the virus is a lot more infectious, SAGE models have warned — but scientists still don’t fully understand the strain. Alarm bells are ringing over the B1617.2 variant, first spotted in India, which has exploded in England in … Read more

Coronavirus: SAGE models warn hospital admissions could soar if India variant is more infectious

Tens of thousands more people could be hospitalised with Covid this summer if the Indian variant of the virus is a lot more infectious, SAGE models have warned — but scientists still don’t fully understand the strain. Alarm bells are ringing over the B1617.2 variant, first spotted in India, which has exploded in England in … Read more

Coronavirus: Pfizer’s vaccine cut emergency hospital admissions by 75% in elderly people, NHS study

Pfizer’s Covid vaccine has cut emergency hospital admissions for the disease by  three quarters in elderly people, an NHS study has found. Sir Simon Stevens, chief executive of the health service in England, said ‘vaccines are successfully reducing hospitalisations and deaths’. Internal figures showed Covid admissions in A&E were down 76 per cent among vaccinated … Read more

Staggering graph shows how Covid hospital admissions are plummeting in Britain but soaring in the EU

A graph showing how coronavirus hospital rates are plummeting in Britain while spiking or plateauing in the EU highlights the UK’s vaccine triumph. Latest data show there were 106 patients per million in British hospitals infected with the disease on March 15 — down from a peak of almost 580 in mid-January. By contrast, figures … Read more

Staggering graph shows how Covid hospital admissions are plummeting in Britain but soaring in the EU

A graph showing how coronavirus hospital rates are plummeting in Britain but spiking or plateauing in the EU has highlighted the UK’s vaccine triumph. Latest data shows there were 106 patients per million in British hospitals with the disease on March 15, down from a peak of almost 580 in mid-January. By contrast, the figures … Read more

Felicity Huffman goes for a walk in LA as new book and Netflix special rehash her admissions scandal

Felicity Huffman goes for a walk in LA neighborhood as new book and Netflix special rehash her college admissions scandal By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 06:55 GMT, 8 March 2021 | Updated: 06:55 GMT, 8 March 2021 Felicity Huffman looks to keep moving forward. The Desperate Housewives star, 58, was snapped Sunday walking with a friend … Read more

Netflix drops a teaser for its college admissions scandal documentary

Netflix takes a deeper look at the college admissions scandal with a new documentary set for release next month. The streaming giant dropped a teaser on Monday, two years after the huge nationwide scam was uncovered, with actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin among over 50 people indicted. Operation Varsity Blues will center on Rick … Read more

Bob Saget remains loyal to Lori Loughlin amid fallout of college admissions scandal

Bob Saget remains loyal to Lori Loughlin amid fallout of college admission scandal By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 02:36 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 02:36 GMT, 9 February 2021 Bob Saget remains a good friend to Full House costar Lori Loughlin. ‘I love her,’ Saget, 64, said of Loughlin, 56, appearing on the latest edition … Read more