UK to stop publishing Covid R number as cases fall

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The UK Health Security Agency will stop publishing modelling data on coronavirus

The R number, or"reproduction number", has been a staple of coronavirus data bulletins in the last three years.

An R value of greater than 1 indicates that Covid cases are increasing. An R number of 2, for example, means a person with Covid will infect two other people. "Now that vaccines and therapeutics have allowed us to move to a phase where we are living with Covid-19, with surveillance scaled down but still closely monitored through a number of different indicators, the publication of this specific data is no longer necessary," said UK Health Security Agency Chief Data Scientist Nick Watkins.

"All data publications are kept under constant review and this modelling data can be reintroduced promptly if needed, for example, if a new Variant of Concern was to be identified," Mr Watkins added.

 

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That’s a relief anyways as it turns out their modelling data which we probably took as gospel was beyond flawed but no one in media questioned it - surprising

See Denmark for details.

Brilliant.

Far right neo nazis

but your all right for parties

They done enough damage to peoples mental health about time

The real reason for 'living with Covid' is that too many people can now see through the scam.

UK spend £376 billion on the lockdown ...Was it worth it ?....

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