“Double wave” is coming—An internal NHS email sent to hospitals warn them to prepare for a 3rd #COVID19 wave with the 96% dominant #DeltaVariant - at the same time as a spike in serious infections among very young children. 🧵
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2) The email, sent by a London NHS trust to clinical staff, says “national guidance on planning” has been issued telling hospitals to expect 50 per cent of the Covid cases seen in the first wave of the pandemic.
3) At the same time the third wave of severe Covid cases is likely to peak in hospitals, in early August, NHS leaders are also predicting a national wave of Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV infections.
4) RSV is a common virus that usually causes mild symptoms but can lead to bronchiolitis and pneumonia, especially in infants.
The email begins: “We are preparing for a third wave of Covid.”
The email begins: “We are preparing for a third wave of Covid.”
5) It goes on: “We are following national guidance on planning, which is to plan for 50 per cent of the first wave, with fewer patients needing (intensive care) and admitted patients being younger and less sick. This is the pattern we’re currently seeing across the trust.
6) “The peak is expected to be 1st August but that is likely to change as we get more information.
“At the same time as COVID, we are predicting a national wave of RSV infections in children, which will likely lead to more admissions, and intubation among very young children.
“At the same time as COVID, we are predicting a national wave of RSV infections in children, which will likely lead to more admissions, and intubation among very young children.
7) Kids are being affected by Covid worldwide. Even in remote parts of Canada.
8) And yes kids are susceptible and they do transmit.
9) 1% hospitalization rate in kids is too damn high.
10) Side note, I feel 968% increase in cases (in Cornwall UK) in one week is a bit… bad.
11) for those who says the case rise is over… England 🏴 pediatric cases on the rise…
12) kids do transmit! Here is the proof of the pediatric led surge in NE England, and contact tracing that implicates schools. UK doesn’t mandate masks in schools or upgrade air cleaning.
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