As government sends the army to organise mass testing of lorry drivers sitting at ports, controversy continues about whether these … read more
COG-UK is the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium and has some of the UK’s leading experts on virus genomics. We asked … read more
NERVTAG published a brief summary of NERVTAG opinion yesterday following their meeting on the SARS-CoV-2 variant under investigation, VUI-202012/01: https://khub.net/documents/135939561/338928724/SARS-CoV-2+variant+under+investigation%2C+meeting+minutes.pdf/962e866b-161f-2fd5-1030-32b6ab467896?t=1608491166921 … read more
We gave journalists the opportunity to ask the panellists anything they want about vaccines – from specific covid-related details to … read more
Conducted jointly by PHE, LSHTM and the ONS, the COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey assesses the role of schools in COVID-19 … read more
COG-UK is the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium and has some of the UK’s leading experts on virus genomics. We asked … read more
We recently heard from the REACT-1 scientists with interim results from round 7 of their study looking at virus prevalence … read more
Researchers have studied 2,244 critically ill patients with COVID-19, comparing their genetic make up to a control group, to see … read more
The annual update on global carbon emissions and carbon sinks has been released by The Global Carbon Project. The report … read more
We recently heard the interim high-level results from phase 3 clinical trials of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the … read more
This morning the government published a new report on the workings of the Vaccine Taskforce (VTF). Six months after it … read more
In October 2020, Slovakia tested its whole population for SARS-CoV-2 infections, conducting more than five million rapid antigen tests. A … read more
In light of today’s announcement regarding the MHRA’s decision to grant a temporary authorisation to supply in response to public … read more
Proteins form the machinery that keep all animals, plants and bacteria alive and well. Inside each of the cells that … read more
This briefing covered the latest interim data from the largest community coronavirus testing programme, REACT. This batch of data is … read more
Journalists from around the world were invited to join a media briefing webinar on the positive high-level results from an … read more
We have heard a lot about vaccines for the elderly. But there are also prophylactic drugs being tested that could … read more
The REMAP-CAP trial, which began investigating treatments for COVID-19 in March, has been trialling potential treatments in hospitalised patients with … read more
The Oxford vaccine have published data from the phase 2 trial of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine. … read more
Government plans for mass testing for SARS-CoV-2 – sometimes referred to as Operation Moonshot – signal a major change in … read more
