Bob Hawkins
bob-hawkins.bsky.social
Bob Hawkins
@bob-hawkins.bsky.social
Exploring how data analysis and simulation modelling can help us better understand the world. Follow my work at my (free) substack account.

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In the winter months, Flu hospital admissions climb rapidly, and in England they’ve outnumbered Covid admissions during this period for each of the past three years. It’s a good time to get your Flu and Covid vaccines if you haven’t already.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
UKHSA data for England shows that during the winter season, flu hospital admissions rise quickly and have exceeded Covid admissions during this time in each of the past three years.

Time to get the Flu and Covid vaccine if you have not already done so.
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
As the following chart illustrates, regional economic inequality is a long-standing problem that requires long-term systemic solutions.

Data comes from a recent British Academy report reviewing UK policies addressing this issue over the past 100 years.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/55...
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Covid levels detected in wastewater samples for European countries that still publish this data are falling. A hopeful sign as we enter the Winter Flu season.
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This week, Covid levels in wastewater presented a mixed picture across Europe. German and Austrian levels look like they are plateauing. In France, Denmark, and Sweden levels continue to fall, while in the Netherlands they have risen slightly, maintaining the recent slow upward trend .
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This week, Covid levels in wastewater for European countries that still report this data showed a mixed trend. While levels in France are falling from their recent peak, those in Germany continue to rise. Other countries are broadly unchanged.
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Here are the latest trends for Covid levels found in wastewater for those European countries that still publish this information.

The rate of increase in France slowed this week. Hopefully, this may signal the peak of this recent wave in France.
October 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Is this what you have in mind? Hope that it helps.
October 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM