Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to case report from the U.S. of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after the Moderna mRNA vaccine
A case report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine looks at a single case of thrombocytopenia with thrombosis syndrome … read more
expert reaction to latest daily case figures as reported on the gov.uk dashboard
A comment from Professor James Naismith on the latest figures on the DHSC COVID-19 Dashboard. Prof James Naismith, Director … read more
expert reaction to study reporting that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine induces persistent germinal centre responses
A study published in Nature suggests that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine induces persistent human germinal centre responses. Prof Danny … read more
immunogenicity results from the Com-COV study (Comparing COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule Combinations)
Scientists running the Com-COV study looking at different COVID-19 vaccine combinations are reporting their first results on immunogenicity from the … read more
expert reaction to preprint on immune response to mixed dose scheduling of COVID vaccines from the Com-COV study
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, from the Com-COV trials, looks at the immune response to mixed dose scheduling … read more
expert reaction to preprint on immune response in delayed second dose and third doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, looks at tolerability and immunogenicity after a late second dose or a third … read more
Oxford vaccine data on long dose gap and third booster dose
The Oxford vaccine team have a preprint looking at immune responses when a long delay between first and second dose … read more
expert reaction to Events Research Programme Report on Phase 1 findings
The government has published a report on the findings of the first phase of the Events Research Programme (ERP). This … read more
Events Research Programme report publication
A report has been published from the Events Research Programme (ERP) pilots, which have been run across a range of … read more
expert reaction to latest data from the ONS infection survey
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Prof James Naismith, Director of … read more
expert general comments about travel restrictions and COVID-19
In case useful, here are some general comments about travel restrictions and COVID-19 following an update to the UK’s foreign … read more
expert reaction to draft guideline to tackle the health burden of smoking, as published by NICE
A comprehensive draft guideline to tackle the health burden of smoking has been has been developed by the National Institute … read more
expert reaction to study estimating when the first COVID-19 case occurred in China
A study published in PLOS Pathogens uses modelling to suggest when the first case of COVID-19 might have arisen. … read more
expert reaction to preprint looking at correlates of protection, aiming to identify levels of antibody protection required to prevent symptomatic COVID-19
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, from the Oxford Vaccine Group looks at correlates of protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection. … read more
new REACT-2 data on long COVID
The REACT team from Imperial College London are reporting a new analysis of findings on long COVID from the REACT-2 … read more
expert reaction to preprint from REACT-2 looking at persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a random community sample of 508,707 people
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, reports on the latest data from the REACT-2 study looking at persistent symptoms … read more
expert reaction to preprint from the CONVALESCENCE study looking at risk factors for long COVID
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, reports on the latest data from the CONVALESCENCE study at risk factors for … read more
expert reaction to a preprint reporting deleted deep sequencing data of early SARS-CoV-2 sequences from Wuhan
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, looks at deleted deep sequencing data in an attempt to shed more light … read more
expert reaction to study looking at long COVID, including in those who weren’t hospitalised with the disease
A study published in Nature Medicine looks at long COVID in a group of 312 patients in Norway. Dr … read more
expert comment on the ‘Delta plus’ variant (B.1.617.2 with the addition of K417N mutation)
There have been several reports of a ‘Delta plus’ variant causing concern in India and detected in the UK. … read more