Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to PHE laboratory evaluations of Roche and Abbott antibody tests
Public Health England (PHE) laboratories have conducted analysis on antibody tests produced by the companies Roche and Abbott. Prof … read more
expert reaction to preprint estimating the overdispersion in COVID-19 transmission using outbreak sizes outside China
A preprint, a non published paper posted on Wellcome Open Research, estimated the overdispersion in COVID-19 transmission using outbreak sizes outside … read more
expert reaction to preprint looking at COVID-19 in schools in Australia
A preprint, a non-published paper posted by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, looked at COVID-19 in schools in … read more
expert reaction to letter sent from Donald Trump to Dr Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of the WHO
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the Director-General of the WHO Dr Tedros Adhanom regarding US funding … read more
expert reaction to Trump saying he is taking hydroxychloroquine
US President Donald trump has announced that he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 preventative measure. Mr Jonathan Burton, … read more
expert reaction to systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on mental health effects following severe coronavirus (SARS, MERS and COVID-19) infection
A study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, looked at the mental health effects following severe coronavirus (SARS, MERS and COVID-19) infection. … read more
expert reaction to announcement by Matt Hancock that anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 and over the age of 5 is eligible for a test
Matt Hancock, The Health Secretary, announced that COVID-19 test will now be made available for anyone above the age of … read more
expert reaction to Moderna announcement about their phase 1 trial data on their mRNA vaccine (mRNA-1273) candidate against COVID-19
There have been journalists questions abou the anouncment made by Moderna about their phase 1 trial data on their mRNA … read more
expert reaction to latest figures on deaths in hospitals in England involving COVID-19
NHS England have published the latest figure for reported deaths in hospitals in England from COVID-19 – an additional 122 … read more
expert reaction to announcement that anosmia has been added to list of official COVID-19 symptoms
Today the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that anosmia, the loss of taste and smell, has been … read more
expert comment about the potential future re-opening of schools to some pupils, from 1st June at the earliest
In Boris Johnson’s address to the nation on Sunday 10th May, he said that schools may re-open for some pupils … read more
expert comment about progress of COVID-19 vaccine candidates
There have been journalists questions about the progress of the COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Prof Adam Finn, Professor of Paediatrics, … read more
‘following the science’ – what does the Government mean?
‘Following the science’ has become a mantra for Government ministers and officials. Is it: a reassurance to the public that … read more
expert reaction to today’s apparently low number of deaths from COVID-19
Figures released today for the number of deaths from COVID-19 are significant lower than the normal trend. Dr Stephen … read more
expert reaction to latest figures on deaths in hospitals in England involving COVID-19
NHS England have published the latest figure for reported deaths in hospitals in England from COVID-19 – an additional 181 … read more
expert reaction to R now being between 0.7 and 1.0
The government have released new figures for the R value of COVID-19 in the UK, now believed to be between … read more
expert reaction to latest figures on deaths in hospitals in England involving COVID-19
NHS England have published the latest figure for reported deaths in hospitals in England from COVID-19 – an additional 186 … read more
expert reaction to ONS data on deaths within the care sector involving COVID-19, England and Wales
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have issued new data on deaths within the care sector involving COVID-19 for England … read more
expert reaction to data from the MRC Biostatistics Unit at the University of Cambridge nowcasting and forecasting COVID-19
The MRC Biostatistics Unit at the University of Cambridge have released new data which is nowcasting and forecasting the COVID-19 … read more
expert reaction to paper using machine learning tools to identify three biomarkers associated with COVID-19 death
Research, published in Nature Machine Intelligence, reports on machine learning tools used to identify three biomarkers associated with COVID-19 death. … read more