Boosters vital to mitigate impact of Omicron, but may lose some effectiveness
Levels of neutralizing antibody to prevent Omicron infection reduced and vaccine efficacy against severe disease predicted to drop says new report.
Imperial COVID-19 Response Team share new tool to assess threat of new variants
Imperial’s COVID-19 Response Team have developed a new tool to assess the threat of new variants in real-time.
Jameel Institute: Global experts discuss the role of data analytics during COVID
Scientists, journalists and global health leaders discussed the role of data analytics during a pandemic at the Jameel Institute’s annual symposium.
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England’s COVID-19 roadmap successful in balancing transmission and immunity
England’s COVID-19 roadmap was successful in balancing increased transmission with population immunity, according to a major study.
What can be expected of COVID-19 this winter?
The UK is likely to face a substantial wave of COVID-19 infections, hospitalisations and deaths this winter, new modelling suggests.
Children orphaned due to COVID-19 continues to surge during pandemic
The numbers of children orphaned due to COVID-19 continues to grow rapidly and is accelerating, according to new research.
Neil Ferguson: COVID-19 measures could be considered if hospitalisations double
Imperial’s Professor Neil Ferguson says that measures to mitigate COVID-19 transmission could be considered if hospitalisations were to double.
Pandemic healthcare pressure linked to large number of COVID-19 deaths in Brazil
Healthcare pressure together with inequities in healthcare capacity across Brazil drive high number of COVID-19 deaths.
COVID-19 roadmap for reopening could lead to a third wave in England
The current roadmap out of lockdown for England could lead to an extra 15,700 deaths by next summer, according to Imperial's latest modelling.
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy could lead to thousands of extra deaths
Hesitancy around COVID-19 vaccines could lead to thousands of extra deaths over a two-year period, Imperial epidemiologists show.
