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The number of COVID19 cases in UK continues to rise, with a trajectory that is worryingly becoming steeper. Hospitalisations up. ICU admissions up. Community transmission & outbreaks widespread. Clearly control

Musings today: The problem I think with the current approach to COVID19 is we are approaching it the wrong way round, from the wrong end of the telescope.1/... COVID19 is

#Masstesting especially of asymptomatic individuals for #COVID19 is NOT a magic bullet solution. There seems to be a lot of clamour for it but we need to consider not just

Est. ~389000 people die from flu globally each year. 1 billion cases pa. Costs staggering. That's just seasonal flu ... a virus gone endemic in the human population.What if at

So this week had the opportunity to talk with local care home managers (thanks @michellecarrin3 & @sarahfiori76 for the invite). Unsurprisingly they had concerns about risk of introducing COVID19 infection

For public health & infectious disease specialists, the tale of "Typhoid Mary" is legendary. Mary, a cook in New York, had typhoid and over several decades managed to infect at

Years ago when I left paediatrics to train in public health medicine, quite a few clinical colleagues thought it was a retrograde step. Public Health is seen by some as

Because of COVID19, public health is in the spotlight. When this is all over, PH may be quickly forgotten. Just remember, deaths each year nationally: 77 800 smoking related 40

I’ve been asked to explain why I thought the high reported number of #COVID19 cases in Sheffield was misleading, so here it is: Essentially, the COVID19 tracker is a type