The UK has just seen it's fifth wave of Covid-19, but health experts are concerned that if proper measures are not taken, the virus could become rampant yet again this autumn.
Back in June, Public Health Scotland reported a 44.5 per cent case rise across the country, likely due to socialising during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 played a role in the rapid spread of Covid-19 in the UK, from December 2021 and January 2022, before gradually declining.Cases peaked by mid-July, to around 4.6million before gradually beginning to decline.It comes as people will be offered the first Covid-19 jab to target two strains of the virus, as part of the UK’s autumn booster programme.Health Secretary Steve Barclay has said that Moderna’s new bivalent vaccine, which targets both the original Covid strain and the Omicron variant, will be part of the rollout from early September.The Scottish Government will provide booster jags for further protection against coronavirus from next week.
Those aged 65 and over, immuno-compromised and frontline workers will be first in line to receive the shot, with bookings available on the government website from August 22.
While August finds the UK in a much better place in terms of infections, the recent spike was a timely reminder that Covid-19 has not gone away.
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