Monthly Archives: June 2020

Questioning COVID deaths – are the numbers inflated?

covid-19I’m Skeptical!

I don’t know about you, but I am questioning COVID deaths and becoming very skeptical about the official COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) death rate for the UK. According to Statista, UK deaths, up to 24th June, reached 42,927. This equates to 645 per 1 million deaths, given that the UK population is 66.49 million. Continue reading Questioning COVID deaths – are the numbers inflated?

COVID-19 is not a HCID – according to GOV.UK

covid-19 is not a HCIDDefinition of HCID

In the UK, a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) is defined according to the following criteria:

  • acute infectious disease
  • typically has a high case-fatality rate
  • may not have effective prophylaxis or treatment
  • often difficult to recognise and detect rapidly
  • ability to spread in the community and within healthcare settings
  • requires an enhanced individual, population and system response to ensure it is managed effectively, efficiently and safely

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