Following an announcement made at the Downing Street press conference that the new UK variant, B.1.1.7, may be associated with … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey, and the government have released the … read more
A study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology suggests being fat linked with worse heart health, even in … read more
Eli Lilly have published a press release today stating that their neutralizing antibody bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) prevented COVID-19 in US nursing … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, looks at immunisation, asymptomatic infection, herd immunity and the new variants of COVID-19. … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, looks at viral load, how infectious an individual is, and detection by lateral … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, reports on the latest data from the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 spread across … read more
A trial in Brazil published in the BMJ suggests adding the arthritis drug tocilizumab to standard care for patients in … read more
A modelling study published in the Lancet Public Health looks the effectiveness of a ‘test to release’ strategy for contacts … read more
A comment from Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter on the latest reported COVID-19 daily deaths, including the 1,038 deaths recorded on … read more
A study published in Nature looks at cognitive decline in mice when treated with a drug that reduces inflammation and … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, suggests that the South African variant of SARS-CoV-2, 501Y.V2, escapes neutralisation from antibodies … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, suggests the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine might be effective against the SARS-CoV-2 variant found in … read more
There have been media reports of results from a serological study conducted at Israel’s Sheba Medical Centre suggesting Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine … read more
The number of deaths reported today within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test has reached 1,610. Dr Michael … read more
The second report on progress from the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response has been released. Dr Gail … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey on antibodies for January 2021. Prof … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the … read more
A study published in Heart looks at whether fried food intake is linked to risk of heart disease and stroke. … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, looks at early immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and likelihood of developing severe and … read more
