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About Reach4Work

Since 2010, BuDS has helped its volunteers towards work. Our Reach4Work project, created in 2018, codified and developed that help, creating a professional wrap-around service for our disabled volunteers who want to move into or closer to work.

BuDS is exceptionally successful at moving disabled jobseeker volunteers into or closer to work…

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1 in 57 people in England now infected. 5 infected people in a busy supermarket. Risk of meeting someone with Covid rising, remaining Very High.

Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 7 August 2023

The risk of meeting a Covid-infected person in your everyday life is continuing to increase. With around 1 in every 57 people in England infected with Covid, the risk remains Very High. (This is also the rate and risk for Bucks).

As an example of the risk of catching Covid, a typical busy supermarket will have between 4 and 7 infected people breathing out virus which you could catch.

This increase in Covid infections marks the end of the “summer lull”. Risk levels have now returned to the level seen in the spring of this year. It is likely that Covid infections will now continue to increase over the rest of the summer and into the autumn. While it is too early to tell, we may be about to see a rapid increase caused by the spread of a new variant, EG.5.1, to which most people will not have immunity.

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1 in 60 people in England now infected. 5 infected people in a busy supermarket. Risk of meeting someone with Covid remains Very High.

Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 24 July 2023

The risk of meeting a Covid-infected person in your everyday life this week is again higher than it was last week, and remains Very High. Around 1 in every 60 people in England have Covid – this is also the rate for Bucks.

As an example of the risk of catching Covid, a typical busy supermarket will have between 4 and 7 infected people breathing out virus which you could catch.

This increase in Covid infections may mean the end of the “summer lull”, or it may just be a temporary uptick and rates will go down again. We do not have enough data to tell at this stage. However, it is probably most likely that Covid infections will now continue to increase over the rest of the summer and into the autumn. We will keep you updated weekly, as we have done for the last 3 years.

BuDS continues to recommend that disabled and clinically vulnerable people avoid indoor spaces unless they are wearing a filter mask (FFP2/3). For more advice on how to avoid catching Covid, use this link.

This data is based on the Zoe Health Study for Covid-19, adjusted to take account of its limited coverage. To learn more about this, use this link.

To understand more about our Covid risk levels and what they mean, use this link.

For more Covid information and help, please contact BuDS and we will be happy to help.

1 in 71 people in England now infected. 4 infected people in a busy supermarket. Risk of meeting someone with Covid remains Very High.

Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 17 July 2023

The risk of meeting a Covid-infected person in your everyday life this week is slightly higher than it was last week, and remains Very High. Around 1 in every 71 people in England have Covid – this is also the rate for Bucks.

As an example of the risk of catching Covid, a typical busy supermarket will have between 3 and 6 infected people breathing out virus which you could catch.

Bucks and England appear to be still in a “summer lull”, similar to 2022. We have not yet found any firm evidence of a major increase in infection rates.

There are two main reasons for this lull. Most of the population have now already caught a variant of Covid in the last few months, and a new variant has not yet come along. This means that the temporary immunity that you get from catching Covid is protecting most people from a fresh infection. That will change, of course, when the next new variant arrives which can avoid the temporary immunity given by past variants.

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    1 in 76 people in Bucks now infected. 4 infected people in a busy supermarket. Risk of meeting someone with Covid remains Very High.

    Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 10 July 2023

    The risk of meeting a Covid-infected person in your everyday life this week is slightly lower than it was last week, but remains Very High. Around 1 in every 76 people in Bucks have Covid – this is also the rate for England as a whole.

    As an example of the risk of catching Covid, a typical busy supermarket will have between 3 and 6 infected people breathing out virus which you could catch.

    Bucks and England appear to be in a “summer lull”, similar to 2022. Recent peaks (March and May) have boosted temporary immunity, and the hot weather is reducing indoor contact. However, Covid is still widespread in the population, and we are already seeing signs that the recent fall in infections is coming to an end. We are still confidently predicting that rates will again increase as we move into the late summer and autumn.

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    1 in 71 people in Bucks now infected. 4 infected people in a busy supermarket. Risk of meeting someone with Covid remains Very High.

    Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 3 July 2023

    The risk of meeting a Covid-infected person in your everyday life this week remains about the same as it was last week. The risk is still Very High. Around 1 in every 71 people in Bucks have Covid – this is also the rate for England as a whole.

    As an example of the risk of catching Covid, a typical busy supermarket will have between 4 and 6 infected people breathing out virus which you could catch.

    Bucks and England appear to be in a “summer lull”, similar to 2022. Recent peaks (March and May) have boosted temporary immunity, and the hot weather is reducing indoor contact. However, Covid is still widespread in the population, and we are confidently predicting that rates will again increase as we move into the autumn.

    BuDS continues to recommend that disabled and clinically vulnerable people avoid indoor spaces unless they are wearing a filter mask (FFP2/3). For more advice on how to avoid catching Covid, use this link.

    This data is based on the Zoe Health Study for Covid-19, adjusted to take account of its limited coverage. To learn more about this, use this link.

    To understand more about our Covid risk levels and what they mean, use this link.

    For more Covid information and help, please contact BuDS and we will be happy to help.

    1 in 65 people in Bucks now infected. 5 infected people in a busy supermarket. Risk of meeting someone with Covid remains Very High.

    Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 26 June 2023

    The risk of meeting a Covid-infected person in your everyday life this week remains about the same as it was last week. The risk is still Very High. Around 1 in every 65 people in Bucks have Covid – this is also the rate for England as a whole.

    As an example of the risk of catching Covid, a typical busy supermarket will have between 4 and 6 infected people breathing out virus which you could catch.

    BuDS continues to recommend that disabled and clinically vulnerable people avoid indoor spaces unless they are wearing a filter mask (FFP2/3). For more advice on how to avoid catching Covid, use this link.

    This data is based on the Zoe Health Study for Covid-19, adjusted to take account of its limited coverage. To learn more about this, use this link.

    To understand more about our Covid risk levels and what they mean, use this link.

    For more Covid information and help, please contact BuDS and we will be happy to help.