Led by the government's top scientists Sir Patrick Vallance and Prof Chris Whitty, SAGE said on Monday the impact of Omicron is "highly uncertain" but it could rapidly evolve.say: "The situation could develop quickly over the coming weeks and decision makers may need to act while there is a high level of uncertainty, including the potential need for stringent response measures.
Sir Patrick told a Downing Street briefing the same evening the UK may need to “face up” to the possibility of further action if the Omicron variant is very transmissible.limit their social contacts nowDr Harries, speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, said that “not socialising when we don’t particularly need to” could help to “keep the virus at bay”.But, based on current data and how many cases are so far in the UK, Government ministers believe the restrictions are “balanced” for now.
He added: “Now, you can do that by sort of starting to ramp up pressures early, or you can do it by slamming on the brakes later. “That probably will take three to four weeks before we get that early indication like we did with Delta and Alpha, of how much faster is this virus transmitting, how much is it compromising real world vaccine effectiveness.
Asked about these hypotheses, Prof Ferguson said: “It's too early to say whether Omicon is going to be more or less severe than previous variants.
Yes because small businesses and the self employed can afford to keep sitting around at home after all this time! Get a grip, if the vaccine isn’t good enough that this is still necessary has it been worth it?
Another loud mouth sage, running to the media . Was it Edmunds 🤷🏼♂️
Britain has one of the best vaccine programs in the world so why are we being singled out here? 🤔
What’s the point of the vaccine then?
They should make their mind up. People are gonna just tell em to fuck off.
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