originated in india, is significantly more transmissible than the previously dominant kent or alpha variant. the best estimate of the growth advantage, as we call it, of the delta variant from sage is around a0%. 40%? so that does make life more challenging for everybody, and you have seen the case rates have risen a little. but the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving at hospital, is broadly flat, and the majority appear to be those who have not had a vaccine at all, and only a very small minority are people who have had both jabs. ministers had said they have seen nothing in the data yet to suggest june 21st could not happen, but mr hancock said he was absolutely open to delaying if required. there are some worrying signs in the community. we know that the new indian variant is definitely more transmissible, and there is some evidence that it increases your risk of going into hospital as well, so that is a concern. and there s also some early data
the easing of restrictions. the best estimate of the growth advantage, as we call it, of the delta variant, from sage, is around 40%, so that does make life more challenging for everyone, and you have seen that the case rates have risen a little. but, the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving at hospital, is broadly flat, and the majority appear to be those who have not had a vaccine at all. and only a very small minority are people who had bothjobs. jabs. so what the best scientific advice i have at this stage is that after one jab, it is not quite as effective, against the new delta variant, but after both jabs, it is, so that is why it is so important we drive through these vaccinations and people come forward for their second jab. just picking up on that 40% figure, because there are some good news from what you said there. sage said on the 13th of may, they said, if this variant
kent or alpha variant. the best estimate of the growth advantage, as we call it, of the delta variant from sage is around a0%. 40%? so that does make life more challenging for everybody, and you have seen the case rates have risen a little. but the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving at hospital, is broadly flat, and the majority appear to be those who have not had a vaccine at all, and only a very small minority are people who have had both jabs. ministers had said they have seen nothing in the data yet to suggest june 21st could not happen, but mr hancock said he was absolutely open to delaying if required. there are some worrying signs in the community. we know that the new indian variant is definitely more transmissible, and there is some evidence that it increases your risk of going into hospital as well,
was how much more transmissible it was the previous dominant variant in the uk, the kent variant, and we got an indication on that from matt hancock. the best estimate of the growth advantage as we call it of the delta variant from sage is around 40%. 4096 so that does make life more challenging for everybody - and you have seen that the case rates have risen a little, but the good news is that hospitalisations, the number of people arriving in hospital, is broadly flat and the majority appear to be those who have not had a vaccine at all and only a very small minority are people who have had bothjabs, so the best scientific advice i have at this stage is that after one jab it s not quite as effective against the new delta variant, but after bothjabs it is, so that s why it s so important that we drive through these vaccinations and people come forward for their second jab.
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