Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction new restrictions and the new UK SARS-CoV-2 variant
The Prime Minister and the Chief Medical Officer made a statement on Saturday about new Tier 4 restrictions, the new … read more
vaccines Q&A for journalists
We gave journalists the opportunity to ask the panellists anything they want about vaccines – from specific covid-related details to … read more
expert reaction to brief summary of NERVTAG opinion from the NERVTAG meeting on SARS-CoV-2 variant under investigation VUI-202012/01
A New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) meeting on the SARS-CoV-2 variant under investigation, VUI-202012/01, took place … read more
expert reaction to FDA Emergency Use Authorisation for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
The FDA in the USA issued an Emergency Use Authorisation for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Dr Craig Hartford, member … 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 the … read more
expert reaction to COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19, developed by NICE, SIGN and RCGP
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and Royal College of General Practitioners … read more
expert reaction to study looking at health of dads-to-be before conception and pregnancy outcomes including miscarriage and stillbirth
A study published in Human Reproduction looks at whether preconception paternal health is associated with pregnancy loss in the U.S. … read more
expert reaction to study looking at tocilizumab in patients hospitalised in the US with COVID-19 pneumonia
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) looks at tocilizumab in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia. … read more
expert reaction to study looking at REGN-COV2, a neutralising antibody cocktail, and outpatients with COVID-19 in the US
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) looks at the neutralising antibody cocktail, REGN-COV-2, in outpatients … read more
expert comment on Test and Trace data
A comment from Professor Sheila Bird on the NHS Test and Trace statistics. Prof Sheila Bird, Formerly Programme Leader, … read more
expert reaction to announcement of changes to tiers in England which will come into force on Saturday 19 December
The latest update to England’s regional tiers has been announced today by Matt Hancock. Prof Rowland Kao, Royal (Dick) … read more
expert reaction to COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey Round 1, by ONS, LSHTM and PHE
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and Public Health England (PHE) have … read more
results from the COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey (SIS)
Conducted jointly by PHE, LSHTM and the ONS, the COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey assesses the role of schools in COVID-19 … read more
expert reaction to rapid COVID-19 guidance on vitamin D, published by NICE, PHE and SACN
Leading health bodies, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Public Health England (PHE) and Scientific Advisory Committee on … read more
expert reaction to opinion piece on pregnant women and COVID-19 treatment trials
An opinion piece published in The Lancet Global Health calls for the inclusion of pregnant women in COVID-19 treatment trials. … read more
expert reaction to updated guidance over the Christmas period
At a Downing Street Press Conference Boris Johnson and Chris Witty discussed updated guidance around the Christmas restrictions. Dr … read more
expert reaction to ONS release on estimating the prevalence of long COVID symptoms and COVID-19 complications
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released estimates of the prevalence and duration of long-COVID symptoms and COVID-19 complications. … read more
Q&A with scientists from COG-UK about what we know and don’t know about the ‘new variant’ of SARS-CoV-2
COG-UK is the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium and has some of the UK’s leading experts on virus genomics. We asked … read more
expert reaction to update to the HadCRUT global temperature data set, announced by The Met Office and the University of East Anglia
The Met Office and the University of East Anglia have announced a major update to key global warming temperature data … read more
expert reaction to editorial from the BMJ and Health Service Journal (HSJ) entitled ‘Covid 19: Christmas relaxation will overwhelm services’
An editorial from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and Health Service Journal (HSJ) asks the UK government to abandon plans … read more