G’ments COVID Round-Up

Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup 23 June 2021
This morning we have released new analysis suggesting vaccine status has not had a great impact on how we live our lives.

Time use survey data shows our behaviour changed significantly over 12 months of lockdowns, with more time spent on outdoor activities such as socialising in March 2021 compared to the first national lockdown.
By March of this year, around 30 million people in the UK had received their first vaccine dose, including 92% of those aged 50 years and over.

However, any differences in behaviour identified between the vaccinated and non-vaccinated groups at this time appear to have been driven by age or occupation rather than lifestyle changes caused by having had a vaccine dose.
General changes in activity included more homeworking and less sleep compared to a year earlier.
Yesterday we estimated 8 out of every 10 people in England would have tested positive for antibodies to coronavirus in the latest week.

Overall deaths in England and Wales fell slightly, likely affected by under-reporting over the Spring Bank Holiday.
We also reported public sector borrowing in May of this year was at the second highest level on record, topped only by May 2020.

Tomorrow we will be publishing provisional data on births in 2020 and early 2021, alongside indicators of economic and social change.

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