UK study shows new COVID-19 variant affecting younger people

UK study shows new COVID-19 variant affecting younger people

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A new study released by Imperial College in the UK shows that the new variant of COVID-19 spreads faster and affects younger people.

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Growth trends research

“Wexamine growth trends in S-no-target failures (SGTF) and non-SGTF case numbers at local area level in England, and show that the Variant of Concern (VOC) has higher transferability than non-VOC descendants, even if the VOC another latent period or generation time. Available SGTF data indicate a shift in the age composition of reported cases, with a greater proportion among 20-year-olds among reported VOC cases than non-VOC cases, the study said.

However, the new research does not contradict previous studies that found that the new strain does not have an increased mortality rate and that the current vaccines against it will be effective.

Breakpoint

Meanwhile, the Intensive Care Association has released an announcement that intensive care staff in the UK are on the verge of a breaking point.

“Intensive care units (ICUs) are under extreme pressure while caring for the sickest COVID-19 patients, as well as caring for other critically ill patients in need of intensive care. We see news reports that the number of ICU beds is running out. The issue is not beds, but the lack of staff available to care for these very bad patients. A bed does not take care of a patient, it is the team of incredible doctors, nurses, related health professionals, advanced practitioners, pharmacists and health scientists who are fighting to keep you alive, “the note reads.

The announcement added that the country is in the middle of a second wave of infections 53,135 new cases COVID-19 reported by the Department of Health and Social Care on 29 December 2020 and that there is a very high risk that staff of the intensive care unit may become overwhelmed.

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