Tag: COVID-19

Why have the risk estimates produced by the QCovid risk calculator changed recently, and why don't they take into account the protection provided by previous infection?

T-cells from common cold coronaviruses can provide protection against COVID-19, an Imperial College London study has found. But why has it taken 16 months for it to be published?

How deadly is COVID-19? Last year Prof John Ioannidis published an analysis of antibody studies which concluded the IFR was around 0.15% globally. Now he's brought out an update – and the IFR has gone down.

Covid should be treated as an endemic virus similar to flu, and ministers should end mass-vaccination after the current booster campaign, Dr. Clive Dix the former Chairman of the U.K.’s vaccine taskforce has said.

The latest data from the ONS shows that prevalence has been falling in London since the end of last month. This is the same time as last year, despite no lockdown being imposed this time.

In new analysis, Prof Norman Fenton argues that the apparent high vaccine effectiveness against death may be an illusion created by problems in the definitions used in the data.

After a further three football players collapsed on the pitch this week, questions have been raised about the possible role of the vaccines. Or is it an effect of Covid?

A re-analysis of ONS data finds that VE against death has been overstated due to not taking into account the delay between infection and death. It also uncovers an alarming spike in Covid deaths following vaccination.

A late autumn surge in reported Covid infections is underway in Europe, despite high vaccine coverage and the heavy use of vaccine passports. So what does the winter have in store?

SAGE is predicting no winter Covid surge. But this could end up being a trap for ministers, as if the usual winter epidemic does occur it could become a reason to bump the Government into new restrictions.