Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to today’s COVID-19 figures on cases and reported deaths
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced the latest reported figures for cases (78,991) of and deaths … read more
expert reaction to Times interview about vaccines with Prof Sarah Gilbert
Prof Sarah Gilbert from the University of Oxford was interviewed by The Times about progress on a vaccine for COVID-19. Prof … read more
expert reaction to new way figures on testing are provided on gov.uk website
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced on 10th April that the daily figures for number of cases … read more
expert comment on treatment and recovery post-COVID infection
There have been questions from journalists on how patients recover from COVID-19 and what support and treatment they will need … read more
expert reaction to a study about compassionate use of remdesivir for patients with severe COVID-19
A study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, has investigated the use of the drug remdesivir for patients with … read more
expert reaction to unpublished preliminary findings looking at the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 virus in residents of Gangelt, in Germany
A preliminary study in Germany has investigated the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in the population of Gangelt, a municipality … read more
expert reaction to number of tests for COVID-19 carried out by UK
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced the latest total number of tests for COVID-19 carried out … read more
expert reaction to today’s COVID-19 figures on cases and reported deaths
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced the latest reported figures for cases (73,758) of and deaths … read more
expert comment on antibody tests and population surveillance for COVID-19
Comment on antibody tests and population surveillance for COVID-19. Prof Sheila Bird, Formerly Programme Leader, MRC Biostatistics Unit, University … read more
expert reaction to paper on neurological manifestations of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
A paper, published in JAMA Neurology, reports on neurological manifestations of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in Wuhan. Prof Ian Jones, … read more
expert reaction to Boris Johnson leaving intensive care and going back onto a ward
No10 have announced that Boris Johnson is now no longer in the ICU, and has been moved back to the … read more
expert comment – what is an ELISA test?
There have been questions from journalists about what an ELISA test – one of the tests being used for COVID-19 … read more
expert reaction to latest numbers of deaths in England, published by NHS England
NHS England have published the latest number of recorded deaths from COVID-19 in the UK – a further 765 people, … read more
expert comments on BME groups and risk of hospitalisation with COVID-19
There have been questions from journalists about apparent differences in the proportion of people hospitalised with COVID-19 who are from … read more
expert comments about the current lockdown measures
A meeting of the government emergency COBR committee is due to take place today where it is expected that the … read more
expert comment about measuring the immune antibody response to COVID-19 infection in patients
There have been questions from journalists about measuring the level of immune response to infection in patients with COVID-19. … read more
expert reaction to Cochrane rapid review of effectiveness of quarantine, either alone or in combination with other public health measures, to control COVID-19
The Cochrane Library have published a rapid review of 29 studies on the effectiveness of quarantine, either alone or in … read more
expert reaction to a study looking at susceptibility of pets to the COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2)
A paper, published in Science, has looked at the susceptibility of a variety of commonly domesticated animals, including cats and … read more
expert comments about oncologist Prof Karol Sikora’s tweets about how we could exit the lockdown
There have been questions from journalists about the feasibility of the exit strategy outlined by Prof Karol Sikora, an oncologist … read more
expert reaction to latest figures on COVID-19 cases and deaths in the UK
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced the latest figures for cases (60,733) of and deaths (7,097) … read more