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New SARS_CoV_2 virus strain update. TL;DR - there is something to understand more, and it looks like the virus has tweaked its biology at least on transmissibility; Public health, scientists

COVID in Europe - my perspective this bright, sunny day in London. As ever, the main group I feel I am talking to here are journalists, who have to write

Deep breath, my views on the SARS CoV2 Mutation story in London/South East. It's a fast moving story (at least for phylogeography); I'm a one step-away from experts, aiming here

I've recently navigated some COVID19 vaccine conversations with friends and friends of friends and wanted to give my take on why I - and you - should be confident to

I definitely have the feeling of perspective change this morning, not just about the MHRA but having a tangible time line to first vaccination near me - vaccines are really

There are some good and bad hot takes about the Oxford/AZ vaccine going around - I'd like to add my view which I hope is more light than heat. Context:

Vaccine safety thread - briefing to journalists as much as anyone else as ever, and an offer. Vaccines are safe. They are safe principally because of the extensive and multiple

Right. Deep Breath. RT-PCR "false positives" and Ct numbers (again). tl;dr it is complex, but the RT-PCR testing systems deployed across the world are sound and the people who run

Again, a briefing for journalists, this time on vaccine trials, types of vaccine, efficacy and safety. (Context: I am a two-steps expert away from vaccine development; I am a one-step

A riff on data, models and intervention in a COVID world. When you don't have data, you absolutely need models - it helps you understand what could happen, good and

There are debates - important debates - to have in these COVID times, but there are some either stupid debates or misguided in my view debates. Here's my list with

An explainer thread (often I feel I am pitching these to journalists as much as anyone else) on COVID this month. Context: I am an expert in one area (human

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