Covid-19: Hospital admissions rise in England amid fears of new variant and waning immunity

The number of hospital admissions for covid-19 is rising across England, latest figures show. Experts say waning immunity, together with a rise in indoor mixing and the appearance of a new omicron subvariant are likely to blame.In the week ending 30 July 2023, the hospital admission rate for covid-19 increased to 1.97 per 100 000, up from 1.47 per 100 000 the previous week. Overall numbers, however, remain low compared with the acute phase of the pandemic between 2020 and 2021.“Overall levels of admission remain extremely low and we are not seeing a similar increase in intensive care admissions,” said Mary Ramsay, head of immunisation at the UK Health Security Agency, in a statement. She emphasised that vaccination remains the best way to protect against severe disease and hospital admission, and urged anyone eligible to take up the booster dose when offered.Lawrence Young, a virologist at the University of Warwick,…
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