Peston lifts lid on Covid horror as infections spike in double-vaxxed 40 to 79-year-olds

CORONAVIRUS data shows that "the overwhelming majority" of infections in the 40 to 79 age range are from those who have been double vaxxed, Robert Peston has claimed.

ITV journalist, Mr Peston, has just recovered from the deadly pathogen. He has reported that Government data from the Vaccine Surveillance Report shows that the "overwhelming majority of those infected in the age group of 40 to 79 the have been double vaxxed". Mr Peston said that part of this explanation is because leading scientists claim that “vaccine efficacy is not as good as we would like for the Delta variant”.

Mr Peston went on to say that because of the increased infection among the vaccinated, "we face a rough autumn and hospitals may again find themselves under serious pressure".

On Twitter, Mr Preston added: "I was surprised by what looks like high prevalence among the double vaxxed.

"Now it is important to remember that severe disease is considerably less common among the vaccinated infected than among the unvaxxed.

"But I am surprised these statistics have received so little attention and have occasioned so little debate.

The news comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce his Covid Winter Plan for England on Tuesday.

This will include contingency measures that would be implemented if the NHS becomes overwhelmed.

The news comes after research showing about 40 percent of people with weakened immune systems had a low antibody response, and potentially less protection, after two vaccine doses.

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Peston lifts lid on Covid horror as infections spike in double-vaxxed 40 to 79-year-olds

CORONAVIRUS data shows that "the overwhelming majority" of infections in the 40 to 79 age range are from those who have been double vaxxed, Robert Peston has claimed.

By Brian McGleenon

09:33, Sun, Sep 12, 2021 | UPDATED: 11:27, Sun, Sep 12, 2021

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ITV journalist, Mr Peston, has just recovered from the deadly pathogen. He has reported that Government data from the Vaccine Surveillance Report shows that the "overwhelming majority of those infected in the age group of 40 to 79 the have been double vaxxed". Mr Peston said that part of this explanation is because leading scientists claim that “vaccine efficacy is not as good as we would like for the Delta variant”.

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Mr Peston went on to say that because of the increased infection among the vaccinated, "we face a rough autumn and hospitals may again find themselves under serious pressure".

On Twitter, Mr Preston added: "I was surprised by what looks like high prevalence among the double vaxxed.

"Now it is important to remember that severe disease is considerably less common among the vaccinated infected than among the unvaxxed.

"But I am surprised these statistics have received so little attention and have occasioned so little debate.

'Overwhelming majority' of coronavirus infections in the double vaxxed

'Overwhelming majority' of coronavirus infections in the double vaxxed (Image: GETTY)

"If the return to school leads to a renewed surge in England, and data from Leicestershire and Scotland suggests it may, we face a rough autumn and hospitals may again find themselves under serious pressure."

The news comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce his Covid Winter Plan for England on Tuesday.

This will include contingency measures that would be implemented if the NHS becomes overwhelmed.

The news comes after research showing about 40 percent of people with weakened immune systems had a low antibody response, and potentially less protection, after two vaccine doses.

READ MORE: COVID-19 likely to be 'here to stay' - virus will mutate like flu

'Overwhelming majority' of coronavirus infections in the double vaxxed

'Overwhelming majority' of coronavirus infections in the double vaxxed (Image: GETTY)

The research also revealed that 11 percent of those with weakened immune systems failed to generate any detectable antibodies four weeks after two vaccine doses.

The Octave study was published as a pre-print in The Lancet and it was funded by the Medical Research Council and coordinated by experts at the University of Birmingham.

Speaking to the BBC about the low antibody rate in those with weakened immune systems who have been vaccinated, Professor Iain McInnes, lead of the Octave trial and from the University of Glasgow, said: "While 40 percent of these clinically at-risk patent groups were found to have a low or undetectable immune response after a double dose of the vaccine, we are encouraged that this figure isn't higher.

"However, it is possible even partial protection may be clinically beneficial.

The Octave Study:

https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_808086_en.html

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/octave-trial-initial-data-on-vaccine-responses-in-patients-with-impaired-immune-systems/28529

https://www.ukri.org/news/vaccine-responses-in-patients-with-impaired-immune-systems/

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The research also revealed that 11 percent of those with weakened immune systems failed to generate any detectable antibodies four weeks after two vaccine doses.

The Octave study was published as a pre-print in The Lancet and it was funded by the Medical Research Council and coordinated by experts at the University of Birmingham.

Speaking to the BBC about the low antibody rate in those with weakened immune systems who have been vaccinated, Professor Iain McInnes, lead of the Octave trial and from the University of Glasgow, said: "While 40 percent of these clinically at-risk patent groups were found to have a low or undetectable immune response after a double dose of the vaccine, we are encouraged that this figure isn't higher.

"However, it is possible even partial protection may be clinically beneficial.

The Octave Study:

https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_808086_en.html

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/octave-trial-initial-data-on-vaccine-responses-in-patients-with-impaired-immune-systems/28529

https://www.ukri.org/news/vaccine-responses-in-patients-with-impaired-immune-systems/