The number of deaths reported today within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test has reached 1,610. Dr Michael … 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
A study published in Heart looks at whether fried food intake is linked to risk of heart disease and stroke. … read more
In the Downing Street Press Conference this evening Boris Johnson announced that travel corridors are to be closed from Monday. … read more
The government have released the latest estimates for the COVID-19 R value and growth rates. Comment also on other … read more
A preprint, unpublished non-peer reviewed work, from the SIREN (Sarscov2 Immunity & REinfection EvaluatioN) study compares SARS-CoV-2 infection rates in antibody … read more
The governments latest stats on COVID-19 cases and deaths have been been released today. Commenting on deaths: Dr Michael … read more
The World Health Organisation’s Dr Mike Ryan told reporters yesterday the increase in COVID-19 cases in Ireland was not due … read more
A trial by the Butantan Institute in Brazil reported an efficacy of 50.38% for China’s COVID-19 Vaccine, Sinovac. 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
It has been announced that the international trial of SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma, REMAP-CAP, has paused enrollment of critically ill COVID-19 … read more
Following Chris Whitty’s interview this morning on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, we’ve had a few questions from journalists about … read more
The government have announced today that community testing offer is to be expanded across all local authorities in England to test … read more
A major incident has been declared today by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Dr Marisa Miraldo of Imperial College Business School said: … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor … read more
It has been announced that the UK government has accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory … read more
A few journalists have asked us about this topic, so here is a general comment from Professor Mark Jit ahead … read more
During this third national lockdown, nurseries have been allowed to remain open whilst primary and secondary schools have closed. … read more
It has been announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the COVID-19 vaccine Moderna for authorisation in … 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
