Chris Whitty responds to Nicki Minaj’s COVID-19 vaccine claims

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Prof Ferguson, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), said he is “moderately optimistic” as back to school figures have yet to see a surge in COVID-19 infections. He said: “We can’t rule out some need for additional measures, but I very much doubt we will need to go back into lockdown again.”

Latest figures from the gov.uk test and trace service suggest that, up to last Wednesday, some 162,000 cases were recorded, the lowest recorded figure since June 30, prior to the lifting of all restrictions.

However, cases have risen in schoolchildren.

And Covid-related deaths have reportedly increased 15 percent week on week.

Statistics suggest around 182 daily deaths, up 24 compared to last week.

When suggesting how the vaccination scheme will ease the winter spread, Professor Ferguson said: “As long as we can roll out the booster programme and the vaccination of teenagers as promptly as possible, I’m moderately optimistic.”

The potential for a ‘normal’ winter will come as a relief to many.

According to Government figures, the UK borrowed some £299bn in the first year of the pandemic.

While according to the Center for Economic and Business Research, the impact on businesses across the country has cost around £251bn, with the countries poorest regions suffering the most.

The NHS has also felt the wider impact of the pandemic, with services feeling the bite.

A report by The Institute for Public Policy Research said cancer care has been overwhelmed.

As estimated 19,000 people in England have not been diagnosed with cancer when they should have been according to the think-tank.

Worryingly, the report also stated that it will take until the year 2033 to clear the backlog of cancer patients in Britain, only then, if hospitals were stretched an extra five percent to do so.

With the so-called winter pressures on the NHS just around the corner, the National Health Executive (NHE) has called the upcoming season ‘a ticking time bomb for the NHS’.

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock stated that the NHS is “facing the biggest pressure in its history”, which he claimed was because of the backlog of patients seen by doctors.

However, since the start of the pandemic, the NHS has taken steps to ease pressure.

According to the National Health Executive, the health service has recruited an extra 5,600 doctors, and 10,800 nurses since the start of the pandemic.

The Government has also pledged another £7bn in further funding.

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The article in the NHE concluded by saying: “It’s great having the extra doctors and nurses to try and cover the abundance of patients coming through the doors, but they’re of no use if the patients don’t make it to them.”

On the bright side, the potential for a normal winter with no lockdown has been boosted by the fact that the UK now sees over 44 million adults fully vaccinated against the virus, accounting for 82.1 percent of the adult population.

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