Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to new ONS stats on deaths from suicide that occurred in England and Wales: April to July 2020
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest stats on deaths from suicide between April and July 2020 in … read more
expert comments on schools’ reopening in England
Here are some general comments from scientists about the reopening of schools in England in case useful. Prof Paul … read more
expert reaction to latest ONS data on prevalence of ongoing symptoms following COVID-19 infection in the UK: 2 September 2021
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest estimates of the prevalence people with self-reported “long COVID” using data from … read more
Expert Encounter with Liam Smeeth, Director of LSHTM
On 1st August, Professor Liam Smeeth took over from Peter Piot as head of the London School of Hygiene & … read more
expert reaction to study looking at vaccination, breakthrough infections, COVID disease and long COVID, from the ZOE COVID Symptom Study app
A study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases looks at risk factors and disease profile of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infection in … read more
expert reaction to study looking at teachers and risk of hospital admission or severe COVID-19 during the 2020-21 academic year
A study published in the BMJ looks at risk of hospital admission with COVID-19 among teachers compared with healthcare workers and … read more
expert reaction to latest dashboard death numbers involving COVID-19, as published on the government dashboard
A comment from Professor Paul Hunter on the latest figures on the DHSC COVID-19 Dashboard. Prof Paul Hunter, Professor … read more
expert reaction to JCVI advice on third COVID-19 vaccine dose for severely immunosuppressed people
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has issued the advice that people with severely weakened immune systems should … read more
expert reaction to the latest fortnightly release on the COVID-19 Infection Survey looking at antibody and vaccination data for the UK, 1 September 2021
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest report from the COVID-19 infection survey, looking at antibody and vaccination data … read more
expert reaction to ONS stats on deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 20 August 2021
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the … read more
expert reaction to preprint from the CLoCk study looking at long COVID in children
A preprint, unpublished non-peer reviewed data, from the CLoCk study, looks at the physical and mental health of children and … read more
First findings from world’s largest study on long COVID in children
A new study of nearly 7,000 children and young people in England has shed more light on the prevalence and … read more
expert reaction to the approval by NICE of the anti-cholesterol drug inclisiran
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today issued a draft final guidance recommending the novel anti-cholesterol … read more
expert reaction to study looking at risk of hospitalisation from the delta variant compared with alpha
A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases looks at hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 variants of … read more
expert reaction to Leamington Spa fire
There have been several reports of a large fire in an industrial state in Leamington Spa, thought to involve a … read more
expert reaction to latest data from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Dr Simon Clarke, Associate Professor … read more
expert comments on the upcoming bank holiday and festivals and transmission risks
A few journalists have asked about the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission during festivals and the upcoming bank holiday, so here … read more
Update on research into vaccines, COVID-19 and blood clotting events
Researchers undertook a self-controlled case series study of people vaccinated in England between December 1, 2020 and April 24, 2021, … read more
expert reaction to study looking at risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection
A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) looks at risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after the first dose … read more
expert reaction to study looking at side effects of the Pfizer vaccine in a group of children 12-15 who are at high risk from COVID-19
A study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood looks at the side effects of vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine … read more