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Two pandemics: as we ease up, virus sweeps the worldhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/01/two-pandemics-as-we-ease-up-virus-sweeps-the-worlds-poor While in some parts of the world it is easy to hope the worst is almost over, Covid-1

Very encouraging prominence of R&D in the Spending Review today. Now is the right time to be doubling down on science spending. Science & technology will be a crucial part

There is lots of high-quality data on COVID-19, but we haven’t always done a good job of explaining what it really means, or put the data in context of a

Reality all Europe incl UK. Hospitals in Belgium requested that doctors & nurses who test positive for Covid-19, continue to work if they have no symptoms. Acknowledged risk but left

Pleasure to join #GrandChallengesAnnualMeeting2020 thank you @drpennyheaton for the introduction. Quick summary. People will be writing,discussing,considering COVID19 in 100yrs as we discuss pandemic 1918 now. We are living through history

Thanks for invitation @BBCRadio4 World Tonight. No easy choices in the UK now, every choice has very significant negative consequences. But delay before implementation is a decisions in itself &

Plan Continuation bias (PCB) - playing a role in COVID19? Lessons from aviation industry. A fancy name for “get-there-itis”. PCB which is an unconscious cognitive bias to continue the original

As with so many acute severe infectious diseases it is a delicate balancing act - the immune response is both essential & part of the problem.https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/04/scientists-study-whether-immune-response-wards

Tomorrow's @thesundaytimes. Data is clear. Political & societal decisions on what to do extraordinary difficult. Very little room for a middle way that keeps things open & also prevents transmission,

Marseille's Covid-19 hospital beds 'close to saturation'. Community transmission will lead to increase in people needing hospital care. We need to learn lessons from France, reduce transmission, protect #HCW &

It is discomforting that most people still underestimate true impact of #Covid19. Immediate effects are so shocking that we are all caught up in them.But longer-term implications may be more

COVID19 Vaccine Early Results @JennerInstitute @AstraZeneca @CEPIvaccines @UKRI_News One crucial step & v encouraging builds on incredible global research effort. To see promising results from several candidates in mths is