Christina Pagel , professor of operational research 1Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London, London, UKIt is reasonably certain that we have entered another covid-19 wave, writes Christina Pagel. Given protection from vaccines and past infection, it is unlikely that this wave will cause a large surge in hospital admissions or deaths. through persistent fatigue or brain fog), as well as taking them out of the workforce.1516There are two major concerns. Given few, if any, mitigations worldwide and much lower surveillance, such a variant could spread a long way before we realised it was a problem. The resulting covid wave in the UK winter from such an event could cause major difficulties for the NHS and cause widespread workplace disruption if significant numbers of people are off work ill.

Source: Washington Post August 15, 2023 16:34 UTC