Covid in Scotland: Over the hump?

[andrewducker]

Cases in Scotland are moving in the right direction again.



There are probably three factors to this.
1) Scotland got knocked out of the football.
2) Schools closed on the 23rd of June.
3) Vaccinations are cutting into the biggest spreading groups.

I'm curious which one it was. School was definitely a major spreader. But on the other hand, if we look at who was getting infected, it looks a little old for school to be the main driver:


Vaccinations are definitely being aimed at the right places:


Although it would be nice if more people in their 20s and 30s (and 40s) would get themselves vaccinated:


In any case, I shall keep my fingers crossed that things keep improving, and that we can vaccinate people fast enough to keep the numbers down.

Comments

[anna_wing]

That excellent news! I hope the younger generation show some sense.

Things are very bad here.

[andrewducker]

Fingers crossed for all of us

[mtbc]

I know a seventeen-year-old who is most eager to be vaccinated before being obligated to return to school.

[danieldwilliam]

Lots of people in their 40's will only just becoming up to the 8 week period since their first vaccination.

[andrewducker]

Two days ago for me!

[trailer_spot]

While not specifically Scotland, I follow the recent wave in the whole of the UK with great interest. Originally, I wouldn't have thought such a steep spike in such a short time possible given the progress in vaccination. Even with the given explanations, I'm still surprised.
A simliar pattern currently happens in Spain and in the Netherlands. It happens in other European countries too. But because their infection levels recently have been so low, the rise so far often barely registers on the chart when compared to previous peaks. But on a percentage basis the rise is also already very fast. Including in Germany. Hence my interest in the development in places like the UK, to see where we are (probably) headed.

I take it as good news that the number of new infections in Scotland has now levelled off. Have you taken any additional measures in recent weeks? Or was there just the delay in the planned loosening of restrictions?