The UK has recorded its highest daily increase in deaths since April, with 981 people dying within 28 days of … 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
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus … read more
Matt Hancock announced that from Boxing Day a number of regions in England would move up into tier 4 (and … read more
Matt Hancock announced that two people in the UK who had returned from South Africa had a variant of SARS-CoV-2 … read more
A report from the University of Liverpool, has done an interim analysis of the Liverpool Covid-19 Community Testing Pilot. This … read more
The government have released the latest estimates for the COVID-19 R value and growth rates. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus … read more
Tony Blair has made comments suggesting we should consider using all available vaccine doses in January as first doses, rather … read more
The Imperial MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis have released their latest report (41) into the epidemiological drivers and … read more
It has been announced that the international trials of anticoagulants (blood thinners) have paused enrollment of critically ill COVID-19 patients, … read more
A technical briefing document on the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, VUI-202012/01, was published yesterday by Public Health England (PHE). … read more
Professor Jon Deeks has raised concern on twitter about the sensitivity and specificity of lateral flow tests carried out at … 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
The MRC Biostatistics Unit at the University of Cambridge have released their latest nowcast and forecast of COVID-19. Prof … read more
The Prime Minister and the Chief Medical Officer made a statement on Saturday about new Tier 4 restrictions, the new … read more
A New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) meeting on the SARS-CoV-2 variant under investigation, VUI-202012/01, took place … read more
The FDA in the USA issued an Emergency Use Authorisation for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Dr Craig Hartford, member … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey, and the government have released the … read more
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and Royal College of General Practitioners … read more
A study published in Human Reproduction looks at whether preconception paternal health is associated with pregnancy loss in the U.S. … read more
