We started estimating the SARS-CoV-2 reproduction number in the UK using Public Health England data in March 2020, contributing to the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling subgroup (SPI-M) weekly consensus estimates. […]
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Restoring confidence after the covid-19 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine pause will be an uphill battle
The impacts on public confidence are likely to be long lasting and experienced globally, says Julie Leask […]
Are people letting down their guard too soon after covid-19 vaccination?
Governments worldwide are currently working to expedite the rollout of covid-19 vaccination programmes for their citizens. Studies of the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine and the AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 vaccine […]
Equitable and tailored access to covid-19 vaccine for people in prison
For many reasons—including limited hygiene resources, overcrowding and inability to keep social distancing, poor ventilation, and lack of access to quality healthcare services—the risk of outbreaks of airborne infections in […]
Tara Lamont: Seeing through the fog of long covid
What a difference a year makes. We now know so much more—and in some ways, so much less—than we did then about living with covid-19 and its aftermath. A year […]
The government must urgently reconsider UK Research and Innovation funding cuts
In his address to the UN General Assembly in September 2020, UK prime minister Boris Johnson declared that “no-one is safe until we are all safe” in reference to our […]
Covid-19 in Italy: Keep calm, be informed, and get vaccinated
The Italian Medicines Agency (Agenzia Italiana per il Farmaco – AIFA) has decided to stop administering the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine “in the whole National territory, as a precaution and temporarily, […]
Alison Leary: Why does healthcare reject the precautionary principle?
Calls for covid-19 to be an occupational disease have been made, but little action has been taken, says Alison Leary Having worked in safety critical industries for many years there […]
The race for covid-19 vaccines: we must distribute vaccines equitably around the world
The arrival of several vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a global and scientific feat to be commended. Hopes remain high that eventual population immunity from vaccination, or at least […]
What is being done to look after doctors during covid-19 and beyond?
Covid-19 has brought disruption, uncertainty, and pressure for doctors. In the first wave we were at least galvanised by feelings of community and pulling together. But it is different now. […]