Its been the case that the link between infection and hospitalisation/death has been significantly eroded for all of this autumn/early winter peak. How do we know that 98% of population have antibodies? I ain't been tested....so it must a guestimate, surely?
Page 4 of the UK HSA Surveillance Report Week 49 (which covers weeks 45-58 ie November)is a figure they come up with from the blood donor service.
Richard Taylor
"William Tell could take an apple off your head. Taylor could take out a processed pea."
Sid Waddell