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How African countries are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic
We take a deep dive into how three African nations have dealt with the pandemic so far, and how they are rolling out vaccine programmes.
Omicron - latest findings and commentary from Imperial experts
Experts from Imperial College London and worldwide are working around the clock to understand the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19.
People from BAME and deprived groups more affected by Covid hospital disruption
People from lower-income areas or from BAME backgrounds were less likely to access non-Covid-related hospital care during the pandemic.
Immune imprinting causes varied patterns of protection against COVID-19 variants
Research shows that the first SARS-CoV-2 spike protein a person encounters, be it by vaccination or infection, shapes their subsequent immune response
‘Issue of inequalities’ for long COVID patients needs to be addressed
The “big issue of inequalities” for long COVID patients who face ongoing symptoms and disability needs to be addressed, an expert has said.
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.
Q&A: Imperial experts discuss new variant Omicron
What is the new variant, how is it different, and how concerned should we be?
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Expert ‘optimistic’ about possibility of tests for long COVID
There are reasons to be “optimistic” about the possibility of creating simple tests to determine if someone has long COVID, an expert has said.
Imperial awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize for COVID-19 response
Imperial College London has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 vaccination cuts infection risk by half in school-aged children - REACT
New data from the REACT study show that infections have been falling but are still very high, and are now at a similar rate to January this year.
