Is there now a pattern over the year of Covid incidence (UK)?

I'm still shielding from Covid as best I can but need to book a medical appointment for some treatment within the next six months during which I'll have to be without a mask.

I'd like to book that appointment for a time when there will be less Covid about, but now that national Covid surveillance is over, is there at least an annual pattern of Covid peaks and troughs that I can use?

 

This ONS page shows some Covid test result graphs over the course of the past year, based on what seems like fairly scrappy surveillance. The monthly incidence looks weird - I can understand a winter peak but not the summer one.

 

Here in the Netherlands the virus amount in the sewage water is measured, this is from the past few years.
It seems generally weeks 18-22 (May) have the lowest concentrations, no guarantee for next year of course

 

Dr Lucky Tran has posted a bit about this, mostly based on data in the US I believe. You can follow him on social media (Twitter, Instagram and/or BlueSky) for more info.

Here's one of his posts on the topic:

https://www.instagram.com/luckytran/p/C9BBypiOyK9/

Here's the source he links to in his post:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/covid-19-can-surge-throughout-the-year.html

 

Thanks - I wish the UK was this sensible!

 

If I were worried about it, I'd probably ask if the practitioner would be willing to wear a filter mask, and try to book a private Novavax jab about five or six weeks beforehand if affordable. It might be easier to find a pharmacy offering appointments for that during the autumn/winter period.