Because the great majority of adults in Ireland (>95%?) have either been vaccinated or have had Covid or both, so you have high levels of population immunity. Even though antibodies fade allowing breakthrough infections or reinfections, there are other aspects of immunity (T cells, B cells) that persist and kick in after infection to prevent serious disease developing for the majority of people. The pool of people susceptible to serious disease requiring hospitalization continues to decrease as immunity builds.
Its a miracle that the proper flu has vanished again this winter. So far anywayâŚ
Unbelievable stuff.
The hospitial admissions surely have to be the main number covered going forward. The daily PCR case numbers now should be clear to everyone - theyâre of no use in determining anything of note.
Problem with hospital numbers will be a huge number of admissions for other ailments testing positive when they didnât know they had it. This will then be used to justify further restrictions and lockdowns. Youngest is fully recovered today not a hint of a sniffle and now we are house boundđ¤Śââď¸