Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to Report by Institute for Fiscal Studies Report- Are some ethnic groups more vulnerable to COVID-19 than others?
The Institute for Fiscal Studies have released a report into ethnic groups and vulnerability to COVID-19. Prof Sarah Harper, … read more
expert comments on the UK deploying more than 122,000 coronavirus tests yesterday, passing the government’s target of 100,000 a day by the end of April
The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, announced that the UK has hit it’s target of 100,000 COVID-19 tests a day by … read more
expert reaction to case definition for illness affecting children during COVID-19
Case definitions or illness affecting children during COVID-19 have been published by the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health … read more
expert reaction to study looking at COVID-19, ischaemic stroke and blood clots
A study, as published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, reports on COVID-19, ischaemic stroke and blood clots. … read more
expert reaction to an ONS report on deaths involving COVID-19 by local area and socioeconomic deprivation
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released new statistics on deaths involving COVID-19 by local area and socioeconomic deprivation. … read more
expert reaction to latest figures on COVID-19 deaths in England
NHS England have released the latest figure for reported deaths in hospitals in England – an additional 352 deaths since … read more
expert comments on President Trump’s suggestion that he has seen evidence coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory
President Donald Trump has suggested that he has seen evidence that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese laboratory. Dr Joshua … read more
expert reaction to study looking at tocilizumab, an antibody, and whether it could be a treatment for COVID-19
A paper, published in PNAS, reports on tocilizumab, an antibody, and whether it could be a treatment for COVID-19. Dr … read more
expert reaction to new home testing programme for coronavirus to track levels of infection in the community
The government has announced a home testing programme for coronavirus to track levels of infection in the community. Dr … read more
expert comments about face coverings and COVID-19
Some further comments on face coverings and COVID-19 following comments made about face coverings and their potential role in the … read more
expert comments about ‘R’, the reproduction number of the coronavirus
Some comments on the reproduction number of the virus (“R” or “R0“) after the figure was mentioned in the Government’s … read more
expert reaction to latest figures on deaths in hospitals in England involving COVID-19
NHS England have released the latest figure for reported deaths in hospitals in England – an additional 391 deaths since … read more
expert comments about BAME ethnicity and COVID-19
Journalists have asked for comments on any links between COVID-19 and BAME ethnicity. Dr Dyan Sellayah, Lecturer in Cellular … read more
expert reaction to a preprint looking at the amount of virus from those with COVID-19 in different age groups
A preprint, published on the German Research network Zoonotic Infectious Diseases website, looked at the amount of virus (viral load) … read more
expert reaction to new home testing programme for coronavirus to track levels of infection in the community
The Government has announced* a major new home testing programme for COVID-19 with the aim of tracking levels of infection … read more
expert reaction to a report looking at the clinical description and outcome of hospitalised COVID-19 patients
The MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease at Imperial College London have published their seventeenth report (non-peer reviewed) on COVID-19. … read more
remdesivir preliminary trial results
Last night, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US issued a statement claiming that hospitalised patients with advanced … read more
expert reaction to announcement of partnership between University of Oxford and AstraZeneca on the Oxford candidate vaccine
The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca have announced a partnership for the development and large-scale production of Oxford’s candidate vaccine … read more
expert reaction to preprint reporting clinical features of 16,749 hospitalised UK patients with COVID-19
A preprint, uploaded to medRxiv, reports on the clinical features of 16,749 hospitalised UK patients with COVID-19 using the ISARIC … read more
expert reaction to daily death reporting now including all positive COVID-19 deaths including out of hospital deaths
Public Health England (PHE) have announced that the reported daily death data will now include all positive COVID-19 deaths, including … read more