The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the latest technical briefing looking at SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation … read more
A study published in Nature looks at the activity of convalescent and vaccine serum against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 … read more
Five studies published in Nature look at the effectiveness of vaccines and antibody treatments against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, reports on the latest data from the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 spread across … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, from Imperial College London models hospitalisation risk for Omicron cases in England. This … read more
A preprint, unpublished non-peer reviewed data, from the EAVE II study, looks at severity of Omicron variant and vaccine effectiveness … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, looks at SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike mediated immune escape, infectivity and cell-cell fusion. … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced new guidance that allows the 10-day self-isolation period for COVID-19 cases to … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, from South Africa provides an early assessment of the clinical severity of the … read more
The Prime Minister has announced via twitter that no new measures will be introduced before Christmas. Dr Simon Williams, … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey, looking at the characteristics of … read more
A study published in the Lancet looks at protection of two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 hospital admissions … read more
Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Boris Johnson did not announce any new measures in England but said that they “will … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released new data for the number of deaths from COVID-19 in England in relation to … read more
SPI-M-O have published their latest consensus statement on COVID-19. An anonymous expert said: “The consensus statement from SPI-M reflects … read more
The record of the discussion that took place at SAGE’s ninety-ninth meeting has been published. Prof Paul Hunter, Professor … read more
A comment from Professor Sheila Bird on the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) technical briefing document looking at the use … read more
Modelling by Imperial College London looks at growth, population distribution and immune escape of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. This … read more
Modelling by Imperial College London looks at booster vaccine effectiveness against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. This Roundup accompanied an … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor … read more
