What is your current COVID risk in the UK?

[@rochellewilson2968]

Thank you for mentioning care home residents. It is unnecessarily cruel that they have been confined for more than a year with no freedom to go out or to see friends and family in a relaxed environment. Heartbreaking for all of us.

[@sharkymoon422]

It’s because the governments told us a conspiracy bs story about the virus going under the radar and secretly lives in humans without them knowing while waiting to pounce on people with no masks😂😂😂😂

[@organicgaz5210]

@@sharkymoon422 damn right , lying toerags

[@alicraig5358]

Here here. The elderly in care homes have had a raw deal. Surely it's safe to let them see people, safely, now.

[@annefarthing3987]

Wondering despite what Tim said if residents despite risk are at potential risk carers as support workers vaccine update low. I agree though there should be more freedom

[@organicgaz5210]

@@annefarthing3987 more freedom is an understatement considering the flu only effects 0.14 of people

[@weybikerlad7388]

The only Coronavirus briefing which is worth listening to - an upfront and honest appraisal we can all understand. Thank you Professor Spector. 👏

[@sharkymoon422]

The biggest government conspiracy bs is the fact that we have been told the virus goes under the radar and lives in humans without humans knowing waiting to pounce on people with no masks😂😂😂🤷🤷🤷

[@martinsanders5418]

@Zak McKracken If politicians, media and big pharma were transparent and trustworthy, do you think people would be asking so many questions? What makes you think that people's concerns about vaccines brought out for mass global vaccination, in the short space of 8 months, is actually anti-vax, most of them, like myself will have had multiple vaccinations since childhood and through adult life with vaccines for travelling? I'm very much pro-vac, by about 20+ to one. I have 2 friends have suffered with conditions associated with clotting issues roughly 2 weeks after AZ vac. One of my closest friends was found by her daughter, ino hospital, ongoing neurological tests, and another friend diagnosed DVT. It could be a coincidence of course, but a bloody great big one if so. Don't tar, people of genuine concern about so many vaccines brought out so quickly, or those who highlight lack of transparency in politicians, pharma corporations and other powerful figures with more conflicting interests than would be acceptable in political or business practice, those people might save you a lot of shit in the future, and certainly won't do you any harm in the meantime. The divisive rat is a great deal worse enemy to mankind than any plague rat has been. You should realise how fragile your perception is, by your need to get uptight defensive against anyone pointing out flaws or to lack of transparency in all involved. If your perception is rock solid, shouldn't it be able to stand up to any scrutiny that's thrown at it. Elon Musk said humans tend to think they're an awful, awful lot smarter than they actually are. Currently you are proving his point succinctly.

[@martinsanders5418]

@Zak McKracken Oh diddums 😂

[@sandrathwaitesbuckingham6839]

Thank you for your continued support. You should be at the no 10 briefings. 👏👏

[@gssrustenburg]

Thank goodness vaxxers are making up the majority of the population.

[@martinsanders5418]

He was, but apparently wouldn't hype the fear when required, and so dropped. Something I have respect for, as I'm sure most media/political experts read from a given script. .... No scientific difference in opinion? Just how strange is that? 🤔😉

[@phildxyz]

Thank you professor. I wish everyone was as clear and rational about the situation.

[@andyg4482]

@skierbaz Don't worry they will be put down as C19 in the same way as Strokes, heart attacks, sepsis, flu, bacterial pneumonia, and fatalities from the suicide jab etc. has been.

[@andyg4482]

@skierbaz Yeah tested + with a test that is not a diagnostic test and even states that on the box.

[@rosegalbraith1821]

Thank you for your efforts, you’ve kept us far better informed than the people we are supposed to trust ... much appreciate your openness and honesty.

[@pumpkineater23]

@skierbaz Exponential growth and linear growth. Learn the difference to avoid leaving stupid comments.

[@johnmh1000]

Thank you Tim for your careful and considered analysis. I hope that your mother is well. At the risk of sounding patronising she should be very proud of you and the work that you are doing.

[@bradleyheath5821]

I just want to say that your data and your presentation the way you’re putting it across is so clear you really are keeping a lot of peoples mind at rest each week

[@sheilabucknell2730]

You are such an inspiration and have kept us so well informed throughout the whole pandemic. All you reports have proved to be correct and factual . Thank you so much you have kept me sane . Rooting for your visit to your Mum. 🤗

[@scottwilson8499]

Thank you for the reassuring news, unlike the pessimistic media

[@benpaynter]

I agree. Unfortunately bad news sells so that's what they serve up to us.

[@everheardofprivacy]

Thank you. I like your down to earth approach and honesty. I hope you get to see your mother very very soon.

[@lilbaz8732]

Tim hope you can give your mum a great hug from us all. You both deserve it as do others.

[@aquajew3000]

I agree. We should be free by now

[@joycejnn]

We have been hugging each other for many months

[@lilbaz8732]

@@joycejnn which has prolonged the pandemic.

[@Robcatist]

@@lilbaz8732 😴😴😴

[@jeffto23ify]

Thanks Tim for all your hard work

[@nicksearing2199]

Many thanks again, Professor Tim, for your calm, precise and analytical reports. They are very reassuring in these uncertain times.

[@nicolaoffert4006]

Thank you again for your positive but measured report. Why would we listen to anybody else. Well done all at Zoe 👏👏

[@shardlake]

Thanks Tim and thanks to all the fellow contributors to the app, this data makes this accurate analysis possible, great teamwork :)

[@19bootsy68]

Thank you Tim and Dr John Campbell as well for keeping it real.

[@inspectahwoke5746]

BREAKING: As it stands, June 21st is imminent! The only variants I'll be having is a nice Indian Masala dish with a South African Chardonnay when indoor hospitality reopens!

[@davidcole8268]

With a Brazilian model?

[@lindapayne1595]

@skierbaz Pathetic.

[@sharkymoon422]

Let’s not forget the biggest conspiracy, that the virus lives in the humans secretly, while the humans don’t know, waiting to pounce on humans with no masks!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ul99l]

Don't forget to add the kent variant

[@kathryngannon485]

Don't forget your pass.

[@nolandurkin9408]

I live in Missouri and this was recommended. Stay safe y’all

[@Lifesgood427]

Thank you for an honest appraisal of where we are with this curse

[@neilmurgatroyd3197]

The news is generally great Tim. But please throw up a screen with the numbers / graph to make it easier to comprehend the changing numbers. Love your stuff, proud to be contributing xxx

[@gssrustenburg]

I am following dr. John Campbell who is discussing official numbers. Very informative in my opinion.

[@martinsanders5418]

@@gssrustenburg Roll up, roll up, get your half hour a day fear top up.

[@wingster4804]

Thanks for such a calm appraisal of where we are now. And I like many others wish you mother and other care home residents can finally get to meet up with family members soon.

[@iffler2542]

If Chris Witty had a Beano Annual on his book shelf I might believe he was human.

[@angusmcmillan8981]

Chris W is a truly great doctor and lovable man. Note that Tim S only has the 2000 Beano Annual, I bet Whitty is more up to date.

[@LuisCarruthers]

Chris Witty is a highly sinister technocrat who doesn't understand humans.

[@LabRat6619]

Chris Witty died and what you see is a synthetic human.

[@shepchester3567]

@@LabRat6619 Yep. I doubt he would pass the Voight Kampff test!

[@ThePhil543]

The real Chris Witty is tied to a radiator in Basingstoke and what you see is the space alien replacement

[@richplant2205]

The man who speaks the truth. No scaremongering, just numbers, expert opinion.

[@richplant2205]

@skierbaz I’m not as animated as you, I don’t think it’s a scam, but yes, that figure puts things into context. Prof Tim made a point then, whether he meant it or not.

[@Grim_Beard]

@skierbaz The _reason_ the case rate has come down is _because_ of the lockdowns. What you're saying is akin to "we didn't crash the car so there was no need to have applied the brakes".

[@jattnijjerable]

So under 50 chance of catching covid is 1 in 46000 If you catch it survival rate is 99.985? Why take a vaccine ?

[@Grim_Beard]

@@jattnijjerable First, not everyone is under 50. Second, that's the infection probability for _one_ day, not your overall risk (in a year, for example, the equivalent risk would be 1 in 126, not 1 in 46,000. Third, death is the worst outcome of an infection but is not the _only_ severely adverse outcome. Fourth, that's still a much higher risk of dying than most people would find acceptable, especially when vaccination reduces the risk substantially (to nearly zero). Would you order pizza from a company that 'only' puts dog shit in one in a thousand of their pizzas, especially if you have the option of ordering from somewhere with a zero rate of dog shit? Just get vaccinated, unless you have a _genuine_ medical reason that you can't. 'I'm scared of science' is not a valid reason.

[@jattnijjerable]

@@Grim_Beard I only think of under 50, people in higher risk groups in comparison to the vaccine risk should take it, but theres no proper long term testing data? I dont think the math works like that..... Side effects of vaccinre? I dont think you understanding the math Its 1 in 46 k catching it, if you catch it 1 in c10k you multiply probability So 1 in 460 000 000 I think you dont understand marh nor science?

[@vivyoung6964]

Thank you, Professor Spector. Echoing others’ views, your briefings have been useful, measured and reassuring. Glad to have been able to contribute to this effort.

[@bartejze]

Thank you, Professor Tim, great news!

[@amarok5048]

Thank you Tim. Glad you can see your Mum now. We're all in this together!

[@simonfairclough1362]

Once again many thanks for the update Professor Tim. The hard work put in my by you and your team at ZOE is greatly appreciated.

[@gmcg1970]

You and your team have been amazing this past year. Thank you, you have no idea how much it's meant to some of us. I know it's not the reason you did it but I truly hope you get the recognition you deserve.

[@FOTOMOTOGP]

The only voice that is non dramatic. Just facts and logic. Thanks

[@jackycollins1603]

Thank you professor, I have been logging since March 2020, I have had both my injections and am a much happier lady than I was. Thank you for your invaluable research and reliable information.

[@clairecadoux471]

Today I had my 2nd vaccine. I asked for my batch number, which I got. No one had heard of the Zoe Symptom Study App. And were not interested. Find some attitudes hard to appreciate. Thank you Tim Spector. A blessed relief from the madness of some humans.

[@karambhogal2515]

Thank you Professor for the reassuring analysis and putting peoples mind at peace .

[@eleycki]

Thank you for the great work. Really pleased to support by using the app.

[@MARTINEDWARDSVIDEOS]

Thank you for your measured approach to the pandemic and advice.

[@figment8228]

Very reasoned and honest. Thank you for your incredible work professor.

[@johnhewlett525]

Very clear and great to hear you're reports...so much more informative than the News ...thank you

[@christineeminson3580]

Thank you soooooo much Tim you are keeping me sane because there’s been times when I could have just given up. 💕

[@SteRumbelow]

As always, thank you, Tim.

[@durhamsteven6930]

Thank you for your videos Tim. It’s always great to hear from an independent expert. I like how you explain your updates in a nice calm clear manner.

[@shelleyw1961]

Thank you for your continued informed and considered updates. So good to hear positive news. I hope you get to hug your Mum soon.

[@janconde9734]

Thankyou so.much...again as I have said before such clarity is so helpful. I hope care homes take on your message about opening up after 2 injections....my aunt with dementia absolutely needs a hug....

[@Mamaballoon]

Thanks so much for all your hard work and great communication. Much better than government briefings.

[@fireflyrobert]

A voice of reason in the storm.

[@barbaramarshall1311]

Thank you to you and the Zoe team

[@gillystanley3119]

Thank you so much - a voice of calm and reason amongst the media hype. I trust you.

[@freebirdh604]

Thank you Tim and team Zoe, these briefings are perfect, short, to the point and informative. 🙏☮️❤️ privileged to be part of the data source 😉

[@ericamacs3875]

The plate is now on the wall. I'd been worried about that plate. Oh and thanks for the sanity of your updates. I feel like you're a calm and grounding voice.

[@saracureton5220]

Clear, concise accurate facts presented well. Thank you all so much.

[@colinwatts4291]

Hi Tim, I have taken part in your antibody survey and sent my blood sample in this week. Will this test show if I have had COVID-19 as opposed to just the vaccine or will it show antibodies because of the vaccine? Thank you for your work on this pandemic.

[@susieworthington4634]

I'm grateful for your analysis, as always. Please don't forget the million plus people with Long Covid. The resources to help them are inadequate as far as I can see.

[@keithparkin6835]

Thank you please get those in government to listen to you

[@janegreen9340]

I’m not sure people in government wanting to hear sense. Prof Tim and Dr John are definitely my sources of good and reliable information.

[@stephenbibby8650]

Many thanks for your updates and advice 👍

[@lindabarrett9215]

Thank you as always for our update. The work that you on do on behalf of us all is greatly appreciated

[@josephineshaw723]

Thank you for your reasoned reports every week

[@bumly7149]

Can someone tell me the risk of the Indian variants of undoing the vaccine progress? I tried to ask this on a forum and got laughed at. I'm actually becoming extremely distressed, and losing a lot of sleep over it. An update on it by Tim Spector would reassure me greatly.

[@MARTINEDWARDSVIDEOS]

If the rates stay low and it becomes contained then i personally can not see it growing here.

[@lizzysullivan2892]

Dr. John Campbell speaks a lot about the Indian variant on his daily updates. He’s keeping an eye on the situation.

[@bostonlincolnshire8745]

@@lizzysullivan2892 Nurse Campbell did one update on India

[@gillmay9309]

Wow, why are you talking about Indian variant?????? You as a professor, I am assuming in the medical field. Should know its not a different infection, it mutates. Those taking this EGT are suppressing their own immune system. "Vaccine" targets the infection in its original state. So when they mutate, ppl are left with no protection.

[@robertwhite3503]

@@bostonlincolnshire8745 Dr John has mentioned it several times. Particularly due to the slow response in the UK in classifying India as a red zone. This will happen on Friday. The increase in infections is scary. We do not know but the vaccines have been effective against all the variants so far. It seems so unfair that India is exporting vaccine whilst not having enough for its own population.

[@wendyrual7179]

Thank you very much for ALL your updates 💜

[@SuperHamhed145]

Thanks for your honest and straight forward explanation of things over the last months. Hopefully all coming to an end soon. Best of luck

[@andyc8682]

Thanks Tim. You are one of the very few who tell us our real risk lik 1 in 70k. It really puts out risk in perspective.

[@jattnijjerable]

So under 50 chance of catching covid is 1 in 46000 If you catch it survival rate is 99.985? Why take a vaccine ?

[@suziebrown1408]

@@jattnijjerable to protect others whose immune systems are compromised or who can't have the vaccine due to legitimate reasons, and to help reduce more mutations occurring. The odds of catching Covid now are low because of the vaccine. It's helping to take Covid out of circulation.

[@jattnijjerable]

@@suziebrown1408 We had 37 bn to that abd unstead its been wasted on healthy people

[@davidpemberton3498]

What a pleasure to hear such clear and concise information. Thanks

[@curlew-3592]

Calm and informative. Thankyou.

[@robertheyes3975]

Thank you. professor.

[@ruthwratten393]

Thank you so much for all the work and background information from you and the team. Have been logging since pretty much the beginning and so have benefitted from your lucid and helpful insights all along. You guys deserve medals!

[@paulbrunton877]

Wishing you well and thanks for your good work.

[@alexhutchinson6914]

Is it possible to provide a simple "Ladybird Book" style explanation of why the Zoe figures quoted by Tim of approx 1,100 new symptomatic cases per day are lower than the headline gov.uk confirmed cases ones which have averaged around 2,500 per day for the last few days? Are the two figures measuring something different, or referring to different time periods?

[@barbarale-tallec9427]

Thanks Tim. As always, nice and easy to understand.

[@petermorgan9928]

Thank you Tim your insights and support are and have been invaluable over this pandemic period.

[@nickypeake1371]

Thank you Professor Spector, very interesting. Have you considered making your app more accessible to those who do not speak English? I am concerned that our most vulnerable communities could be missing out.

[@kw2142]

Great analysis. I switched off mainstream news for awhile and just followed you. Cheers

[@lynnewhitfield7080]

So informed and comprehensive. Thanks Tim and the team. Hope you all get a holiday soon.

[@DJsilversax]

Thank you so much for everything you do.

[@geoffreyburton2654]

My weekly thank you for your always excellent job. I think they should have you at one No10 briefing a week.

[@dianed3960]

Are you taking the areas where there are not enough contributors into account at all? Because as many of those areas could be described as ‘deprived’, is it likely that the map could look a lot worse if there were enough contributors? I’m asking because the places where there are enough contributors that have higher cases, the numbers seem a lot higher than most areas

[@magnolia7277]

Thank you Tim and team, my weekly dose of sanity.

[@judithcoulson-french6714]

Thankyou Tim- very clear and reassuring information

[@adamknight7041]

You've been the beacon of rationale throughout Tim, thanks for all your hard work

[@elizabethgordon9785]

As below, thank you for mentioning the cruelty of keeping people in Care Homes.

[@juliayates3801]

Thank you so much for all of your help and information. I have been logging since May last year, which is when I found out about Zoe. I have never been interested in science but now I follow and respect it so much. Finally I would like to say an extra thank you for listening to us all and valuing our experience.

[@frodoles]

Thank you again. Is there any link between Blood groups and blood clots after having the vaccine?

[@patmason2588]

Thank Tim, I'd like to see far more public awareness of relative risk between vaccine vs covid vs general level of risk such as falling down stairs or crossing the road. I so agree about nursing homes, of course. I would also like to see the blanket vaccination of the prison population. Staff & Inmates alike. Although incarcerated because of their crime, these people have been inhumanely locked into their cells for all but an hour a day for the past very many months in an attempt to prevent covid spreading and totally denied any access to visitors. Can you imagine that!! Please press for them to be vaccinated no matter their age. Thank for all your hard work - I so appreciate being able to read facts in this time of mass obfuscation.

[@davelow7586]

Thanks for your clear and concise updates and statistical figures. It is reassuring to know that we are heading in the right direction. 👍😉

[@claremckenzie5119]

Another fab update. Thank you. Xx

[@CB-cp2bq]

Has anyone else had a side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is a sore arm at the injection site, that started 3 weeks after my first jab and lasted 4 days?

[@sharononeill8729]

Yes ,10 days later,2 by 3 square shape ? Doctor not seen that shape before so very unusual,arm swollen and hot.Lasted around 2 weeks,was given antibiotics to take incase it got worse or felt ill,it didn't.Still told its ok to take 2nd one ,now very unsure.

[@noreengilhespy2392]

Thanks for all your work

[@alikigeorgiou8499]

Thank you Professor, I always look forward to your videos and listening to your updates always reassure me.

[@P72-s7z]

Why cant more experts be like you Tim?

[@Maria-k0]

Thank you for your ongoing updates, so useful and assuring

[@johng7rwf419]

Clearly explained. Thank you Tim.

[@johndenison5245]

Thank you Professor for your consistent and excennet presentations, factual and to the point. Are there any stats on people who have developed life threatening Covid after their jabs have become effective?

[@susantomes6721]

Thank you. This update is such great news, my husband gets his second vaccination tomorrow, me next week. Your reports are greatly appreciated.

[@adammforrester-smith2518]

Cherish your next 2 to 3 years

[@maureengreen5878]

Thank you you are always reassuring. Iv logged in since the start.

[@bingofingers]

Hopefully this doesn't need saying - but we need to keep up with social distancing and masks indoors to keep things under control - India has shown how quickly things can reverse. Its great that 50% of UK has antibodies but that leaves lots of young people who can still get long covid out there plus immunocompromised people who can't be vaccinated . But I agree with the sentiment you shouldn't be fearful if you have had 2 jabs.

[@jlmufe]

Thank you so much for your update.💞

[@charleswoods9293]

Hi there, please could you comment on the increasing divergence between your daily infection figures and those confirmed by test reported on the government dashboard. Are we now down to such a low rate, and testing so many people, that false positives are now a genuine portion of currently reported cases? Many thanks

[@sarahatkinson4572]

Thank you! Played for my parents and they were massively reassured with your measured science based facts 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jillosler9353]

I'm so proud of our country's response to this awful pandemic. It is so easy to condemn with hindsight but not from me. I have my 2nd vaccine on St George's Day - how apt.

[@tharsisharmonia9316]

omg lol jingoism brain

[@douglastaggart9360]

Your proud we've destroyed children's futures released old people back into care homes destroyed people's livelihoods condemned ten's of thousands off too die from cancer and other illness yes that's something to be proud off

[@susanrawlings3180]

Aw thank you and this makes us happy the excellent news and it makes your team happy . Thank you so much . In the background i could hear the birds singing. Lovely .

[@lindagrigg7342]

Thank you 😊

[@RaymondStarr007]

Thank you Tim could you please Tell us All if this country is now in Herd community

[@roxinante]

I’m not sure about the risk chances quoted. It oversimplifies and assumes risk is homogenous when in fact it must depend on behaviours. Eg if you are the sort of person who goes into enclosed public spaces without a mask then you must surely be both more likely get infection and spread infection. I find this lack of clarity sloppy and works against the guidance on behaviours that make us all safer.

[@lynnewhitfield7080]

Thanks for all your amazing work. Hope you all get a holiday soon.

[@andyfield6854]

The only person i have listened to throughout this period.