What can the UK learn from the EU’s covid plan for winter 2022-23?

This winter is likely to be brutal. The rising cost of living will force many people to choose whether to “heat or eat.” And, despite optimism expressed by several eminent figures,12 it’s clear that the covid-19 pandemic is not over. England continues to record almost 30 000 cases each week despite vastly reduced testing, with almost 4000 people admitted to hospital.3 It would be very surprising if covid proved to be unlike all respiratory viruses and cases didn’t increase further in the winter months.This will inevitably place an already struggling NHS under even more pressure. In these circumstances it’s perhaps surprising that, beyond the promise of booster vaccinations, covid-19 is largely lacking from Our Plan for Patients,4 published by England’s new secretary of state for health and social care, Thérèse Coffey. This contrasts with the stance taken by the European Union, which has published a comprehensive plan to counter this…
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