Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to latest COVID-19 nowcast and forecast data from the MRC Biostatistics Unit at University of Cambridge
The MRC Biostatistics Unit at the University of Cambridge have released their latest nowcast and forecast of COVID-19. Prof … read more
OpenSAFELY preprint on living with children and COVID-19 outcomes
OpenSAFELY is a platform which analyses existing NHS electronic health records to look for patterns in patients who are hospitalised … read more
expert reaction to preprint from the OpenSAFELY platform looking at living with children and COVID-19 outcomes
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, from the OpenSAFELY platform, looks at the association between living with children and … read more
expert reaction to announcement that everyone in Liverpool will be regularly tested for coronavirus
The Prime Minister has announced a new whole city testing approach to launch in Liverpool from Friday. Dr Flavio … read more
expert comment about one of the graphs shown at the Downing Street press conference on Saturday, modelling a reasonable worst case planning scenario
During the Downing Street Press Conference on Saturday, a graph was shown that modelled a reasonable worst case planning scenario, … read more
T-cell responses against SARS-CoV-2 in non-hospitalised individuals
Recent studies looking at the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 have raised concerns that immune responses following natural infection may not … read more
expert reaction to preprint looking at cellular responses six months after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a group of non-hospitalised individuals
A preprint, an un-published non-peer reviewed paper, looks at cellular responses six months after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a group of … read more
expert reaction to a report from the Institute of Global Change with Tony Blair commenting on therapeutic drugs being used to treat all coronavirus patients in hospital at serious risk of illness
A report has been posted by the Institute of Global Change in which Tony Blair comments on therapeutic drugs being … read more
expert reaction to Prime Minister’s announcement of a new national lockdown for England to come in to place from next Thursday until 2nd December
The government have announced new lockdown restrictions for England, which they plan to implement from next Thursday, to help slow … read more
expert reaction to media reports that Government will announce a move back into lockdown
It has been reported that the government will soon announce a new national lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. … read more
expert reaction to SPI-M document mentioning that in England we are breaching the number of infections and hospital admissions in the Reasonable Worst Case planning scenario that is based on COVID-S’s winter planning strategy
The Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O) have released a consensus statement on COVID-19, mentioning that, in … read more
expert reaction to Regeneron statement announcing a pause in recruitment of COVID-19 patients with high oxygen requirements to the REGN-COV2 trial
Regeneron have announced a pause in the recruitment of COVID-19 patients with high oxygen requirements to their REGN-COV2 antibody cocktail … read more
expert reaction to preprint by an economist looking at Eat Out to Help Out scheme and COVID-19 spread
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed paper, by an economist at the University of Warwick looks at the Eat Out … read more
expert reaction to latest R number and growth rate estimates published by the government
The government have released the latest estimates for the COVID-19 growth rate and R value. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus … 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. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor … read more
expert reaction to latest Test and Trace Figures for England for the week 15 – 21 October
The government have released the latest statistics from the COVID-19 Test and Trace system. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor … read more
expert reaction to an IPBES workshop report on biodiversity and pandemics
A report published online by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) looks at the link between … read more
expert reaction to latest COVID-19: nowcast and forecast, by the University of Cambridge MRC Biostatistics Unit
The MRC Biostatistics Unit at the University of Cambridge have released their latest nowcast and forecast of COVID-19. Prof … read more
latest interim results from the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 spread across England
This briefing covered the latest interim data from the largest community coronavirus testing programme, REACT. This batch of data is … read more
expert reaction to preprint giving the interim 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