Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK
  • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    But head of primary care and public health at Imperial College London, Professor Azeem Majeed downplayed the concerns about the Eris variant.

    “I don’t feel that people should be unduly worried by the recent increase in Covid-19 cases. Case numbers will fluctuate and there will be periods when the number of cases in the UK increases,”

    It’s not a variant of concern then

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝@feddit.ukOPEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      He isn’t concerned about this variant, which is a little different. However, it’s currently not officially a variant of concern:

      As of now, Eris is not currently listed as a variant of concern, with Dr Mary Ramsay, Head of Immunisation at the UK Health Security Agency stating: “We continue to see a rise in Covid-19 cases in this week’s report.

      “We have also seen a small rise in hospital admission rates in most age groups, particularly among the elderly. Overall levels of admission still remain extremely low and we are not currently seeing a similar increase in ICU admissions. We will continue to monitor these rates closely.”

      Source

      There is some concern that it’ll take off when schools go back.

      They buried the lede though:

      Speaking to the MailOnline, Professor Lawrence Young, a virologist at Warwick University said that the rise in cases could be down to the recent horrific weather, and a rise in people going to the cinema after the release of Barbie and Oppenheimer.

      So, it’s all Barbenheimer’s fault! It should have a health warning on it!

      I hear early rumours that Saw Patrol can give you Ebola. Or something.