Omicron is expected to cause a surge in infections. Should more be done to suppress it?
Infections caused by the new variant Omicron are rising rapidly, doubling every two to three days.
There is still uncertainty about this. But it is logical. Not because the virus has changed to become less severe, but because reinfections and infections post vaccination are likely to be milder. It found England - although the same could be said for the rest of the UK too - had the smallest pool of vulnerable people because of the high rates of immunity built up in the population.
Tougher measures, he says, will not stop the epidemic, they will just extend it. "If you are waiting for vaccines or better treatments, suppressing the virus could be an advantage - but it's hard to see the argument for that now."But Prof Hunter says he is "cautiously optimistic" that will not happen, believing the public will naturally start to curb their behaviour given the concern being expressed about Omicron.
Dr Raghib Ali, a clinical epidemiologist at Cambridge University and a frontline doctor, says given the levels of immunity in the population there is no need to panic yet.
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