Britain Facing ‘Five Waves of Covid Every Year’. Yes, mate, sure we we will . YAWN

“Triple threat Arcturus variant already in U.K.,” reads the headline in the Express. It cites virologist Dr. Lennard Lee to outline three particular concerns as the latest variant spreads: vulnerable patients, the impact of long Covid, and disruption to schools. Lee also claims we face multiple Covid waves every year.

Despite conceding that vaccines have not stopped transmission, Lee emphasises the importance of making better vaccines as the virus evolves.

The Express has the story.

As of April 11th, 66 cases [of the Arcturus Covid variant] had been detected in the U.K., with the figure likely to have risen significantly since then, Dr. Lee acknowledged, while highlighting three key areas – vulnerable patients, the impact of long Covid, and disruption to schools.

The Independent SAGE adviser and Academic Clinical Lecturer in Medical Oncology at the University of Oxford told Express.co.uk he and colleagues were monitoring Arcturus carefully.

He explained: “It’s got new mutations on it which allow it to spread slightly better, not greatly better, but slightly better, and it has driven the recent surge across India. What we’re seeing at the moment is slightly different in terms of what it looks like in humans. There’s early data showing that it affects the eyes and it causes conjunctivitis.

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