The Events Research Programme
The science-led Events Research Programme (ERP) pilots will be run across a range of settings, venues and activities, starting with the World … read more
The science-led Events Research Programme (ERP) pilots will be run across a range of settings, venues and activities, starting with the World … read more
The government have published the latest estimates for the COVID-19 R number and growth rates. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Prof James Naismith, Director … read more
The government have released the latest statistics from the COVID-19 Test and Trace system. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor … read more
In an article by the BBC, it’s suggested that analysis of data from Public Health England (PHE) shows 82% of … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, looks at incidence of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) after COVID-19, compared to incidence … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released data from the COVID Test Trace Cases Insights Survey on self-isolation after … read more
We now know that Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) has been reported to occur in about 5 in a million people … read more
A comment from Professor Sheila Bird on data from the UK vaccine roll-out in case useful. Prof Sheila Bird, … read more
By Fiona Fox This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, looks at antibody generation and cellular immune responses in people over the age … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest report from the COVID-19 infection survey, looking at antibody and vaccination … read more
A new preprint from the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium and the University of Birmingham looks at the antibody and cellular … read more
Yesterday we hosted a briefing for science and health journalists on the extension to the COMCOV trial; a trial to … read more
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have released a joint statement … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the … read more
Two observational studies, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases and The Lancet Public Health, suggest that the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 … read more
PRINCIPLE is a phase 3 randomised controlled trial assessing potential COVID-19 treatments in community settings (non-hospitalised people). The scientists running … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study from the PRINCIPLE trial, looks at the use of budesonide, a common corticosteroid, … read more
Meeting highlights from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety committee, the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC), have been published, including … read more