Death, Tax and Dishwashers
Why is estimating the number of unvaccinated people so tricky? And how deadly is 2021?
Why is estimating the number of unvaccinated people so tricky? New data appears to show that double vaxxed people between 40 and 79 are getting Covid at higher rates than people who are unvaccinated, but that's not case. It's all down to how Public Health England estimates the size of different populations.
The Office for National Statistics described 2020 as "the deadliest year in a century". Now that we're more than two-thirds into 2021, we examine how this year is shaping up. We answer your questions on the new health and social care levy, and have words of congratulations and caution following Emma Raducanu's astonishing win in the US Open.
Plus, where do you stand on in the dishwasher vs kitchen sink debate?
GUESTS:
Mathematician James Ward
Adele Groyer of the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group
Helen Miller of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
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- Wed 15 Sep 2021 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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- Sun 19 Sep 2021 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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