[quote everythingthelighttouches]Apologies if anyone had already posted this. Hope the links work.
Very interesting thread about all the different assumptions and how they alter an exit wave and also lots of positives about tools we can use to mitigate without the need for anything as drastic as a lockdown.
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Just came in to post the same link! (I don't think it has been shared in this thread earlier today) It's a very sound model in my opinion. I like the way hi m he updates it very quickly following emerging evidence and is very open about the assumptions within it. Previously with the Kent strain, his model was quite reassuring, predicting very little of an exit wave. But now, if the Indian strain really is 50%+ as contagious, it looks as if we've got quite a rough road ahead. Though he's not factored in booster jabs, which might boost immunity a bit in the autumn. On the other hand, getting vaccine take-up in the under 50s up to 95% looks optimistic to me. Vaccinating teenagers is a bit of a no brainer though, and I don't know why the government hasn't yet made plans for at least the 16-17 year olds (for which Pfizer is already approved)