Scientists react to a conference abstract which reports that long-COVID is indistinguishable from other respiratory post-viral syndromes. Dr Aimee … read more
A study published in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine looks at the analysis of long COVID research and its potential flaws. Dr … read more
At the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee meeting the Director-General determined that the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox constitutes a Public Health … read more
There have been reports of possible monkeypox virus DNA detection in semen. Dr Hugh Adler, Honorary Research Fellow, Department … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected an additional 11 cases of monkeypox in England, bringing the total number … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a number of monkeypox cases in England. Comments on the suggestion … read more
A perspective piece published in Science investigates the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prof James Wood, Head of Department … read more
The first examination of the test, track & trace programme and its performance has been published by the House of … read more
The University of Oxford have posted a preprint, an unpublished non peer reviewed paper, looking at the immunogenicity and efficacy … read more
Johnson & Johnson have announced topline efficacy and safety data from the Phase III ENSEMBLE clinical trial for their single-shot … read more
The second report on progress from the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response has been released. Dr Gail … read more
A study published in Science uses genomic epidemiology to trace COVID-19 transmission chains during the first wave in the UK … read more
It has been announced this morning that the UK government has accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products … read more
An opinion piece published in The Lancet Global Health calls for the inclusion of pregnant women in COVID-19 treatment trials. … read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have released an updated guideline on drugs for COVID-19, published in the BMJ, in which … read more
Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that they have concluded phase 3 study of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate, demonstrating 95% efficacy. … read more
Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that their vaccine candidate against COVID-19 achieved success in the first interim analysis from the … read more
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) have released the latest batch of minute sand documents. Prof Paul Hunter, … read more
A conference abstract, presented at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID), discusses … read more
In a speech this morning titled The Future of Public Health*, Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and … read more
