Engaging patients, caregivers, and patient advocates in scientific pre-publication peer review is a relatively new approach for many journals and institutions. Patient inclusion in peer review is increasing as it […]
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Covid-19 INNOVA testing in schools: don’t just test, evaluate
Using testing to manage classroom outbreaks, without isolating close contacts, risks increasing disease spread, say these authors […]
Creating covid secure schools: We need strategy, not just ad hoc responses
As ever, when it comes to the UK government’s policy on schools, all we hear is the squealing of emergency brakes, say Susan Michie, Stephen Reicher, and John Drury […]
Covid-19: government must urgently rethink lateral flow test roll out
Plans to widen roll out risk serious harm […]
Taking back control? Testing chaos at UK borders
International travel is a major vector for current and future emerging pathogens. Consequently, controlling international borders is an important component of any strategy to limit global spread of novel pathogens. […]
Lockdown 3.0: an opportunity to join up thinking
A health emergency of this scale requires a strategic and systems-based approach […]
Human challenge trials of covid-19 vaccines still have much to teach us
We have developed approved vaccines for covid-19, but this doesn’t make carrying out challenge trials less important—quite the opposite, say Nir Eyal and colleagues […]
Pandemic fatigue? How adherence to covid-19 regulations has been misrepresented and why it matters
As England and Scotland start another period of lockdown, we all have to come to terms with following stricter covid-19 restrictions, most likely for a relatively long period of time. […]
John P. Moore: How do you take your vaccine—one lump or two?
The gradual rollout of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines and the likelihood of additional approvals in the coming months provide hope for bringing the covid-19 pandemic under control in […]
Benjamin F Pierce: We need clear and simple upfront messaging on covid-19 vaccines
What an incredible achievement by covid-19 vaccine researchers and manufacturers. By January 2021, several covid-19 vaccines are now approved under EUA and their rollouts have started across several countries. [1] […]