Bulletin 137 – Matt Fletcher, Adele Groyer, Nicola Oliver, John Roberts, Dan Ryan
COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and articles. The Friday Report is our regular fortnightly update with a summary of the key papers and analyses that we’ve looked at recently.
This week we report:
- Vaccine effectiveness: Delta transmission, critical care admission, duration since vaccination and long COVID
- Update on booster rollout
- EMA recommend vaccination of 5 to 11 year olds
- WHO statement on vaccination for children and adolescents
- New COVID variant B.1.1.529 ‘Omicron’
- Effectiveness of public health measures
- Anti-viral agents
- Risk of life threatening secondary infections
- New COVID research projects from Health Data Research UK and Turing Institute
- ONS updates
- Actual hospital admissions vs modelling
- R estimate
- WHO launches Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO)
And finally, a feline steals the limelight!