I'm not sure what part is the government's fault, but they certainly need to stop Johnsoning it all up.
Yep, it's new mutants BA.2.12, BA.4 and BA.5 which have been named as the driver for the latest wave. There is a lot of noise about it but no action. I'm still wearing my home made cloth mask from 2020, next to no one else is though and even then it's probably obsolete by now, but something is always better than nothing...
This is what it's doing as of yesterday. As you said, UK is not reporting every day. Some others if you look at it do the same. Data is normalized per 1 million population. Scroll down.
ourworldindata.org
. I'm a little chesty so keeping an eye on that even though negative for now.Is this some kind of British term for "I look a bit like Vavrik did several weeks(tm) ago?
Ooo-er, I think I need my eyebrows too much to be having the Duct Tape waxing treatment yet.
Well I meant you wrap the duct tape around your stomach... I mean don't do that either.
Ah, I remember Vicks cough drops, tasted like menthol and cherry that reminded me of Vicks VapoRub (menthol and camphor) so I didn't like them much. But it stopped you from coughing for a few minutes.
www.theguardian.com
Epidemiologists including one behind influential 2020 research paper investigating potential seasonal nature of the virus, say evidence gained since suggests COVID-19 may never reach a seasonal cycle of peaks and troughs:
‘The way it’s playing out is unexpected’: UK faces up to changing waves of Covid
As infections soar in the third major wave this year, experts say Covid may never settle into a seasonal cycle
And this is troubling as I too figured it would reach a seasonal wave much like influenza
And this is great news.
Dang, 43c? Are you guys in the desert now? I would figure being so far north it wouldn't get that hot there.
Since I am from Canada, but now live south of Houston, Texas I can sympathize. It took me 3 years to get used to existing in temperatures over 35C. Make sure you drink water. both you and your wife need a lot more than the kids will. Then the rest of the week looks a lot more normal for you.
Many thanks for the tips, we've filed the fridge with every spare bottle for cool water as in the sun yesterday the cold taps were running warm.
Apparently the Gulf Stream is being particularly active and pulling moar heat up further up the country, combined with overspill from the heatwave in Europe its going to be a big one. I remember when 33c was considered wildly excessive. The fridges at the local shop have apready broken down, they are just not designed for 35+ ans we got over 38 yesterday.
It's a bit counterintuitive, but the clothing you wear can keep the heat out better than skin. Linen is best, but cotton can work too if it ventilates. The layers are for insulation and protection from direct sun exposure for long periods of time. Also you should wear a hat that provides shade for your noggin and the back of your neck. Look for instance, at what Arabic folks wear. It's not for nothing they wear light colored layers.
I fully agree with you on this. My concern is how is this achievable when the very fundy is political and the individuals performing the tests have biases of their own. I know that repeatability, and peer review is meant to combat this but how many studies do you know that have had any funding to challenge the findings (Perhaps all grants need two parts one a small part set aside to be given to teams hostile to the first and a cash prize for those who disprove the results). For the moment the biggest issue is government funding generally requires results and a negative result is not good enough so tests are crafted in such a way that favors p-hacking and results by data instead of attempting to form a hypothesis and then building tests to disprove it. The other issue is with peer reviews in that studies not conforming to the established expert's opinion are often quietly squashed by being ignored. Not saying I have any answers as the principle, in general, is pretty sound and eventually, the right answer is acquired but the between times can have lots of consequences based upon the inaccurate findings. And it goes both ways. Take for instance the studies attempting to link child vaccinations with the rise in autism. The two loud camps are to dismiss the data in its entirety and laugh at the other camp or to believe the data is all the evidence needed and forsake the saying correlation does not imply causation.
