It is important we stay level-headed as new subvariants emerge and mutate in the coming weeks and months, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
has classified as a variant of interest, has caused concern among those whose memories of recent winters haven’t faded. There is an undeniable feeling of deja vu. So how worried should we be?
The WHO is tracking the spread of EG.5 globally, but notes that the risk posed to public health remains low. There is currently no indication of increased severity of infection or an increased hospitalisation rate with this new strain. For those who were asymptomatic or had a mild version of the disease, the continued talk of Covid may seem irrelevant or even scare-mongering.
Having watched the pandemic closely since the start, my key message on the current situation is that Covid-19 in 2023 is not Covid-19 in 2020. Hospital admissions for the disease in England in late July were, compared with more than 36 per 100,000 in January 2021. Today, we have effective and safe vaccines that protect against severe illness and death in the vast majority of cases, and we have considerable immunity in the population through a mix of vaccination and previous infection.
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