Author Archives: Science Media Centre
new Phase 3 Vaccine Trials
Today we heard an announcement from government about another phase 3 vaccine trial starting in the UK, the Janssen trial. … read more
expert reaction to Moderna announcement of its phase 3 vaccine interim results
Moderna have announced that their vaccine candidate against COVID-19 has demonstrated 94.5% efficacy in the first interim analysis from the … read more
expert reaction to study looking at statins, placebo and side effects
A study published in the NEJM and presented at the American Heart Association Conference looks at statins, placebo and side … read more
expert reaction to document endorsed by SAGE about children, schools and transmission
A document endorsed by SAGE has been published on the scientific evidence supporting the government response to COVID-19. Dr … read more
expert reaction to the latest ONS Infection Survey and government R value and growth rates
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey, and the government have released … read more
expert reaction to new high in daily mass testing case numbers
It has been reported that a record 33,470 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UK government’s latest daily … read more
expert reaction to preprint giving the full results from round 6 of the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 spread across England
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, reports on the latest data from the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 spread across … read more
updated latest results from the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 spread across England
We recently heard from the REACT-1 scientists with interim results from round 6 of their study looking at virus spread … read more
expert reaction to study using a simulation to estimate how long global warming might continue for if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to zero
A study published in Scientific Reports uses an earth system model to estimate how long global warming might continue for … read more
expert reaction to a study looking at the urban environment and blood pressure in young children
A study published in Environment International looks at exposure to an urban environment during early life and blood pressure in … read more
two studies on COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence
Two researchers from the Vaccine Confidence Project reported on their studies relating to public confidence in taking a future COVID-19 … read more
effect of ethnicity on clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19
It has been well documented that people from ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by SARS-CoV-2. A meta-analysis into the … read more
expert reaction to study evaluating the accuracy of the AbC-19TM Rapid Test for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
A study published in the BMJ evaluates the accuracy of the AbC-19TM Rapid Test for detection of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection … read more
expert reaction to preliminary report evaluating lateral flow viral antigen detection devices (LFDs)
A preliminary report, from the Joint PHE Porton Down & University of Oxford SARS-CoV-2 test development and validation cell, evaluates … read more
expert reaction to announcement of interim data analysis of the phase 3 Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine trial
It has been announced that the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 has demonstrated 92% efficacy in the first interim analysis … read more
expert reaction to modelling study looking at age separation and COVID-19 mortality
A modelling study published in Royal Society Open Biology looks at the effect of age separation in a population and … read more
British Society for Immunology report on Ageing and COVID-19
The British Society for Immunology rapidly convened a taskforce on Immunology and COVID-19 to collate and review what is currently … read more
expert reaction to study looking at human movement patterns and spread of COVID-19
A study published in Nature looks at human movement patterns and COVID-19 transmission. Dr Julian Tang, Honorary Associate Professor/ … read more
expert reaction to the randomised control trial on e-cigarettes for quitting smoking
The randomised control trial published in JAMA looks at the effect of e-cigarettes plus counselling vs counselling alone on smoking … read more
expert reaction to the ONS release on deaths registered in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 30 October 2020
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the … read more