February 2021 media coverage
BBC World Newsnight. Scientists have been tracking Covid variants since the beginning of the pandemic. Dr Andrew Davidson, Dr David Matthews and Professor Adam Finn.
28 February 2021
Sunday Express. Boris Johnson warned 'punitive' vaccine passports will cause a crisis for future pandemics. Dr
28 February 2021
Times Radio Weekend Drive [listen at 00:05:20 in]. People still need to be cautious as Covid-19 lockdown measures are eased. Dr David Matthews.
27 February 2021
Times Radio Breakfast [listen at 03:43:42 in]. Lessons learnt from COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Gabriel Scally.
27 February 2021
Times Radio Breakfast [listen at 02:07:25 in]. JCVI has advised Phase 2 of the vaccine programme should be by age group and not occupation. Professor Adam Finn.
27 February 2021
The Guardian. Concerns grow as UK Covid testing labs scaled back before even opening. Professor Gabriel Scally.
27 February 2021
LBC Radio. JCVI has advised Phase 2 of the vaccine programme should be by age group and not occupation. Professor Adam Finn.
26 February 2021
WLR FM. Covid-10 and quarantine hotels. Professor Gabriel Scally.
26 February 2021
Ta Nea online. Ongoing clinical trials of vaccines for adolescents and children. Professor Adam Finn.
26 February 2021
CNN newsroom with Rosemary Church. Learning loss and the impact of remote learning in England. Professor Simon Burgess.
25 February 2021
Daily Express. Proof of immunity will be a passport back to normality. Professor Stephen Lewandowsky.
25 February 2021
Epigram. ICU COVID-19 mortality rates are dropping, but not fast enough. Professor Tim Cook.
25 February 2021
talkRADIO Drivetime with Mark Dolan [listen at 24:50 in]. Discussion on BMJ editorial about school closures. Professor Sarah Lewis.
24 February 2021
BBC News. FDA releases results about Johnson and Johnson vaccine and the protection the vaccines are providing. Professor Adam Finn.
24 February 2021
MailOnline. MPs call for parts of England with smallest Covid outbreaks to be allowed out of lockdown sooner. Professor Gabriel Scally.
24 February 2021
The Conversation, Austrialian Times, The Week, MSN news. Coronavirus: the price of global pandemic responses has been to make many other diseases worse. Dr
ITV News. Grieving family’s frustrations after losing mother to Covid. Dr Lucy Selman.
24 February 2021
inews. An army of tutors is the best way for children to catch up. Professor Simon Burgess.
24 February 2021
News Statesman. Why it’s not too late for the UK to pursue a zero-Covid strategy. Professor Gabriel Scally.
23 February 2021
BBC Radio 4 The World Tonight [listen at 20:24 in]. Should children be a higher priority for the Covid-19 vaccine? Professor Adam Finn.
23 February 2021
newstalk. Time for Taoiseach to open talks on buying vaccine from the UK. Professor Gabriel Scally.
23 February 2021
BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast [listen at 2:20:40 in]. Covid-19 vaccine programme and PMs roadmap. Professor Adam Finn.
23 February 2021
BBC One Breakfast [watch at 2:18:33 in]. Covid-19 behaviour fatigue following the roadmap announcement. Dr Nilufar Ahmed.
23 February 2021
BBC Two Newsnight [watch at 19:35 in]. Scientists have been tracking Covid variants since the beginning of the pandemic. Dr Andrew Davidson, Dr David Matthews and Professor Adam Finn.
22 February 2021
HuffPost. Covid lockdown roadmap: the four key tests that need to be met. Professor Adam Finn.
22 February 2021
Afternoons BBC Radio Bristol [listen at 2:09:10 in]. Steps out of lockdown announced and how the Covid-19 vaccine could be key. Professor Adam Finn.
22 February 2021
The Guardian. Vaccinating children could be key to stifling Covid, say experts. Professor Adam Finn.
22 February 2021
Financial Times [behind a paywall]. Covid vaccines cut UK deaths but lockdown still key in reducing infections. Professor Oliver Johnson.
22 February 2021
The News - International. Vaccines ‘doing the job to cut Covid-19 cases’. Professor Adam Finn.
22 February 2021
Bristol Live. What the lockdown lifting roadmap for England says with big day on March 29. Professor Adam Finn.
22 February 2021
BBC Radio 4 Flying Blind. [listen at 01:23 in]. Infectious disease and its additional layer of complexity in terms of the level of uncertainty. Professor George Davey Smith.
21 February 2021
The best of Times Radio [listen at 00:03:40 in]. Covid-19 vaccine rollout programme. Professor Adam Finn.
21 February 2021
The Observer. Scientists say clinical trials for ‘variant-proof’ vaccines could start very soon. Professor Adam Finn.
21 February 2021
The Observer. Johnson’s moment of lockdown truth looms as announcement on reopening awaited. Professor Adam Finn.
21 February 2021
MailOnline. Major disruption in schools could continue until children are jabbed - expert. Professor Adam Finn.
21 February 2021
BBC News. Covid vaccine: All UK adults to be offered jab by 31 July - PM. Professor Adam Finn.
21 February 2021
The Guardian [scroll down 9hr ago 11:10 to]. Coronavirus live news. Professor Adam Finn.
21 February 2021
Breakfast on BBC Radio Bristol [listen at 2:31:15 in]. Acceleration of Covid vaccine rollout. Professor Adam Finn.
21 February 2021
BBC Points West Late News. Calcifediol treatment and Covid-19. Professor Stafford Lightman.
19 February 2021
Financial Times [behind a paywall]. The hard lessons of home schooling. Professor Simon Burgess.
19 February 2021
ITV News, MailOnline, Evening Standard. Covid vaccine 'doing the job' to cut cases, according to Bristol expert. Professor Adam Finn.
19 February 2021
HuffPost. Here's who could get the vaccine after the over-50s. Professor Adam Finn.
19 February 2021
Bristol Live. Coronavirus infections drop as study backs long interval between jabs. Professor Adam Finn.
19 February 2021
Bristol Live. Bristol expert says 'disgraceful' gap in coronavirus testing means many cases go undetected. Professor Gabrial Scally.
19 February 2021
Derby Telegraph. Coronavirus infections drop as study backs long interval between jabs. Professor Adam Finn.
19 February 2021
Independent. Frontline NHS staff at risk from airborne coronavirus, Boris Johnson warned. Professor Nick Maskell.
19 February 2021
BBC Radio 4 Today [listen at 1:49:40 in]. What numbers really count in the decision to reopen after lockdown? Professor Adam Finn.
19 February 2021
Bristol 24/7. Bristol researchers collaborate on national study on long Covid. Professor Nic Timpson.
18 February 2021
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 01:13 in] and Late News [watch at in]. Children of the 90s to join nationwide long Covid study. Professor Nic Timpson.
18 February 2021
Afternoons on BBC Radio Bristol [listen at 3:08:54 in]. Children of the 90s to join UK long Covid study. Professor Jonathan Sterne.
18 February 2021
BBC News Bristol, Afternoons on BBC Radio Bristol [listen at 00:00 in]. Long Covid: Children of the 90s join nationwide study. Professor Nic Timpson.
18 February 2021
Channel 4 News. What do we know about the safety of reopening schools? Professor Sarah Lewis.
18 February 2021
Bristol Live. Scale of covid conspiracy believers are a 'threat to public health' warns Bristol Uni study. Dr Siobhan McAndrew.
18 February 2021
VICE. The COVID vaccine myth that preys on young women. Professor Stephan Lewandowsky.
18 February 2021
Financial Times [behind a paywall]. Do management consultants make healthcare better or worse? Professor Andrew Sturdy.
18 February 2021
The Conversation. Management consultants in healthcare do more harm than good, but keep getting rehired – new research. Professor Andrew Sturdy.
17 February 2021
The Telegraph [scroll down to 5:22 pm]. Reopening all schools may push R above 1, modelling suggests. Professor Sarah Lewis.
16 February 2021
inews. Covid cases are falling because of lockdown, but vaccines are starting to have an impact too. Professor Oliver Johnson.
16 February 2021
John Pienaar with Times Radio Drive [listen at 02:40:03 in]. New shielding group and moving up priority group to receive the Covid vaccine. Professor Adam Finn.
16 February 2021
The Sun, EuroWeekly News. Schools are safe to reopen and don’t spread Covid, claim NHS experts. Professor Sarah Lewis.
16 February 2021
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 04:10 in] and Late News [watch at in]. Covid-19 vaccine programme and next phase; easing of lockdown and two new vaccine studies with teenagers and adults. Professor Adam Finn.
15 February 2021
Sky News. How should the the country ease out of lockdown? Professor Gabriel Scally.
15 February 2021
Sky News. COVID-19: 'An extraordinary feat' - Vaccinations top 15 million as mid-February target expected to be met. Professor Adam Finn.
15 February 2021
ITV Good Morning Britain. What is the roadmap out of lockdown? Professor Gabriel Scally.
15 February 2021.
MailOnline. Covid Q&A: Are summer holidays cancelled, and could there be a third wave? Dr David Matthews.
13 February 2021
MailOnline. Was Britain doomed to have the worst Covid toll because we're 'too old and fat'? Professor Gabriel Scally.
13 February 2021
Nouvelles Du Monde, Irish Examiner. Vaccines can still protect against serious diseases. Dr David Matthews.
12 February 2021
HuffPost UK. Double masking: the science of wearing one mask over another. Dr Bryan Bzdek.
12 February 2021
New Scientist, Daily Telegraph, Blomberg News, Financial Times, New York Times [behind a paywall]. Arthritis drug found to cut deaths in servere Covid-19. Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan.
12 February 2021
BBC News online. Bristol Covid-19 variant: Experts monitor new mutation. Dr David Matthews.
11 February 2021
LBC News. How has the Kent strain become the most dominant Covid-19 strain? Dr Andrew Davidson.
11 February 2021
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 10:32 in] and Late News. Could vitamin D benefit those already at higher risk of contracting Covid-19? Professor Stafford Lightman.
11 February 2021
inews. Who’s contending to be next in line for Covid vaccination as JCVI plans stage two of roll-out. Professor Adam Finn.
11 February 2021
BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast [listen at 2:05:50 in]. Efficacy of vaccines against different strains of COVID-19. Dr David Matthews.
11 February 2021
Bristol Live. 'Worry' Bristol Covid variant is 'vaccine resistant'. Dr Andrew Davidson.
11 February 2021
MailOnline. Britain's vaccine drive is already stopping Covid deaths as study claims jabs will prevent 9 out of 10 fatalities and cut hospital admissions by two thirds by the middle of March. Professor Tim Cook.
11 February 2021
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 01:08 in] and Late News [watch at 00:10 in]. Surge testing for the Bristol covid 'variant' of concern. Dr Andrew Davidson.
10 February 2021
Spectator. Papers, please: immunity IDs are on the way. Professor Stephan Lewandowsky.
10 February 2021
MailOnline. Vaccine priority row amid claims council staff who work with children were offered chance to jump coronavirus jab queue. Professor Adam Finn.
10 February 2021
The Guardian, Yahoo! news. Asthma drug may reduce risk of severe Covid if taken early – study. Dr James Dodd.
10 February 2021
New Statesman. Can Covid-19 conspiracy theorists be reformed? Professor Stephan Lewandowsky.
10 February 2021
Evening Standard. Both Pfizer and Oxford Covid jabs heading in right direction, say experts. Professor Adam Finn.
10 February 2021
Bristol Live. Everything we know about Bristol's mutated Covid variant as cases rise. Dr Andrew Davidson.
10 February 2021
newstalk. COVID-19 plan should focus on 'dealing with the virus, not reopening things'. Professor Gabriel Scally.
10 February 2021
BBC News 24. Concerns by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer after low vaccine uptake in ethnic communities. Professor Adam Finn.
10 February 2021
Pulse. Review PPE guidance for GP ‘hot zones’, say Covid aerosol researchers. Dr James Dodd.
10 February 2021
BBC Two Politics Live [watch at 06:05 in]. The viability of a 'zero Covid' strategy for the UK. Professor Adam Finn.
10 February 2021
HuffPost UK, Yahoo! news. Can we stop the South Africa variant spreading in the UK?. Dr David Matthews.
10 February 2021
The Conversation, Bristol Live. Lockdown critics are sure the costs outweigh the health benefits – here’s why they’re wrong. Dr Howard Thom.
9 February 2021
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 04:15 in] and Late News [watch at 03:00 in]. Surge testing taking place across Bristol to investigate the coronavirus mutation. Dr David Matthews.
9 February 2021
Mirror. Vaccinate teachers at half term so our children can get back to school, Labour says. Professor Adam Finn.
9 February 2021
MailOnline, MSN news. Government adviser says people who 'society values most' could be first in line for Covid vaccines when over-50s are jabbed amid calls for teachers and police officers to be bumped up the queue. Professor Adam Finn.
9 February 2021
The Telegraph [behind a paywall], HuffPost. Children will get Covid vaccines by end of year, government adviser predicts. Professor Adam Finn.
9 February 2021
inews. Kent variant still 'primary challenge' but all UK Covid vaccines are effective against it, says George Eustice. Professor Adam Finn.
9 February 2021
BBC Radio 4 Today [listen at 2:41:55 in]. Q&A about vaccines provided by the listeners. Professor Adam Finn.
9 February 2021
ITV News, The Sun, Yahoo! news. Covid-19 is 'becoming an endemic' and 'we may have to learn to live it' says epidemiologist. Professor Adam Finn.
9 February 2021
Bristol Live. New vaccines to beat Covid variants could take months, says jab expert. Professor Adam Finn.
9 February 2021
BBC One Breakfast [watch at 1:12:20 in]. When will life be back to normal and behavioural changes may be needed long term. Professor Adam Finn.
9 February 2021
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 09:30 in]. Effectiveness of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine against the South African variant. Professor Adam Finn.
8 February 2021
Euronews Now. Roll out of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and concerns about its effectiveness. Professor Adam Finn.
8 February 2021
The Guardian. Calls for sweeping border curbs to protect UK against new Covid variants. Professor Gabriel Scally.
8 February 2021
BBC Points West Lunchtime News. The success of the lockdown in dropping rates of Covid in the region. Dr Nilufar Ahmed.
8 February 2021
The Guardian. Before you compare the Covid vaccines, here are five things to know. Professor Adam Finn.
8 February 2021
Sky News. Derby-based company to produce 20 million rapid result coronavirus tests. Professor Gabriel Scally.
8 February 2021
BBC Radio Wiltshire. Most people are abiding by lockdown rules and the number of cases are dropping almost daily. Dr Nilufar Ahmed.
8 February 2021
Mirror, International Business Times. New report suggests 74,000 UK kids have already suffered from Long Covid. Professor Gabriel Scally.
7 February 2021
Sky News, ITV West Country news. How the pandemic continues to redefine our psychological and social landscapes. Dr Nilufar Ahmed.
5 February 2021
newstalk The Pat Kenny Show. Should we be more active in the vaccine market to increase our supply? Professor Gabriel Scally.
5 February 2021
RTÉ Radio 1 Drivetime. New vaccine trial that will determine the effectiveness of mixing Covid vaccines. Professor Gabriel Scally.
5 February 2021
BBC Two Newsnight [watch at 22:54 in]. When should coronavirus lockdown measures ease? Dr Ellen Brooks-Pollock.
4 February 2021
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 07:30 in] and Late News [watch at 06:00 in]. Viewers coronavirus questions answered, including suggestions that vaccines can be mixed and matched Professor Adam Finn.
4 February 2021
The Week. What we can learn about vaccine efficacy from global rollout. Professor Adam Finn.
4 February 2021
Independent, Daily Mail, The Sun, Evening Standard, Daily Mirror, BBC News, Daily Record, Queensland Times, news.com.au. PPE priorities for NHS must change as coughing greater risk than first thought for workers. Professor Nick Maskell and Dr James Dodds.
4 February 2021
Bristol Live. What Bristol experts say about mutated coronavirus variants and impact on vaccine. Professor Adam Finn, Dr Andrew Davidson and Professor Gabriel Scally.
4 February 2021
Sky News. Mixing COVID-19 vaccine doses – the subject of a new trial – could make them more effective. Professor Gabriel Scally.
4 February 2021
The Bristol Cable. New Covid vaccine trials – a guinea pig speaks out. Dr Siobhan McAndrew.
4 February 2021
Times News 24. Criticism of vaccines to Britons could turn against Europeans. Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster.
4 February 2021
ITV Good Morning Britain. Vaccine rollout is progressing so well because it is being managed by the NHS. Professor Gabriel Scally.
4 February 2021
ILFS. Having conspiracy suspicions about pandemic directly linked to vaccine hesitancy, new study suggests. Dr Siobhan McAndrew.
4 February 2021
The Guardian. Covid coughing study suggests NHS staff at far greater risk than thought. Professor Nick Maskell and Dr James Dodds.
3 February 2021
Sky News. Current Covid-19 transmission and vaccination roll-out. Dr David Matthews.
3 February 2021
MailOnline. Premier League asks for clarity as FIFA stays SILENT on rules governing international call ups to high-risk Covid countries for World Cup qualifiers. Professor Gabriel Scally.
3 February 2021
Sky News. COVID-19: Data revealing the UK's lockdown habits is coming from an unexpected place - and we're sleeping more. Professor Richard Harris.
3 February 2021
Express. Covid POLL: After vaccine boost, should Boris fast-track the end of the UK lockdown? Dr David Matthews.
3 February 2021
BBC Points West Evening News and Late News. Coronavirus muation and the effectiveness of vaccines. Professor Adam Finn.
3 February 2021
BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast [listen at 2:37:46 in]. Results that show the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may reduce the spread of coronavirus. Professor Adam Finn.
3 February 2021
BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast [listen at 2:09:16 in]. What is known about the Kent variant of COVID-19 that has been found in Bristol. Dr Andrew Davidson.
3 February 2021
The Irish Times. Trusting 'careful' friends, and other everyday Covid mistakes we’re all still making. Professor Lucy Yardley.
3 February 2021
The Guardian, The Sun. Single dose of AstraZeneca vaccine could cut transmission by 67%. Dr David Matthews.
2 February 2021
Daily Mail. Death rates for intensive care patients have almost halved. Professor Tim Cook.
2 February 2021
BBC Radio 5 Live Your Call [listen at 03: 42 in]. Mass testing in eight postcodes around England linked to coronavirus SA variant. Professor Gabriel Scally.
2 February 2021
BBC One Morning Live [watch at 15:21 in]. Tips on how to be healthy and productive when working from home. Dr Nilufar Ahmed.
2 February 2021
HuffPost. How mass Covid testing of 80,000 people will work. Professor Gabriel Scally.
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The Bristol Magazine. The pride of Bristol. Professor Christiane Berger-Schaffitzel.
2 February 2021
LBC Radio. Level of concern regardin the SA variant of COVID-19. Dr David Matthews.
2 February 2021
Frankfurter Rundschau. New corona study: how vitaims affect Sars-Cov-2. Dr Deborah Shoemark and Professor Adrian Mullholland.
2 February 2021
The Guardian. Thousands in England to be tested in 'sprint' to halt South African Covid variant. Professor Gabriel Scally.
1 February 2021
Lab Manager. How vitamins, steroids, and antivirals might affect SARS-CoV-2. Dr Deborah Shoemark and Professor Adrian Mullholland.
1 February 2021
The Guardian. What we know about the South African variant of Covid. Professor Gabriel Scally.
1 February 2021
BBC Radio 4 World at One [listen at 13:14]. What do we know about whether the vaccines being used in the UK work against the South African variant. Professor Adam Finn.
1 February 2021
Mirror. Coronavirus: Things we're still doing wrong a year after the first case came to the UK. Professor Lucy Yardley.
1 February 2021
BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast. Belief in Covid conspiracies linked to low vaccine uptake, new study suggests. Dr Siobhan McAndrew.
1 February 2021