Category: Neil Ferguson

UK Health Chief Welcomes Studies Showing Omicron Causes Less Severe Illness

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid has welcomed studies suggesting the Omicron COVID-19 variant may cause less severe illness than earlier strains, but warned it could still lead to “significant” hospital admissions. Researchers from the Imperial College London estimated that Omicron patients were 20- to 25-percent less likely to need hospital care and 40- to 45-percent…


Top Health Expert Says Dire COVID-19 Predictions Were ‘Off’ for UK

A UK professor who served as a COVID-19 advisor for the government admitted that a previous prediction about a massive surge of the virus over the summer was askew, adding that a new lockdown likely won’t be needed. Last month, Professor Neil Ferguson, an epidemiologist from Imperial College London and adviser to the government, said that as…


Organiser of London Anti-Lockdown Protest Could be Fined £10,000

The organiser of an anti-lockdown protest in London is facing the prospect of a £10,000 ($13,488) fine, the Metropolitan Police said on Monday. The Met said that officers were called on Sunday afternoon to find about 100 people gathering in Ray Lane, Southwark, in what appeared to be a pre-planned protest. “This sort of gathering is specifically…