June 2021 media coverage
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 06:15 in]. Covid-19: your questions answered. Professor Adam Finn.
30 June 2021
Classic FM. Covid study with trumpeter Alison Balsom reveals brass-playing is safer than talking. Professor Jonathan Reid and Dr Bryan Bzdek.
30 June 2021
Stylist. Should you return to the office post-pandemic? Here’s how to make a decision which puts your mental health first. Dr Nilufar Ahmed.
30 June 2021
i news. Australia lockdown: How rising Covid cases, slow vaccine roll-out and Delta variant sparked new restrictions. Dr David Matthews and Professor Helen Lambert.
29 June 2021
Metro. More than 300,000 children forced to stay home because of Covid bubble rules. Professor Adam Finn.
29 June 2021
i news. Wind and brass instruments emit no more Covid-laden aerosols than breathing. Dr Bryan Bzden and Professor Jonathan Reid.
29 June 2021
ITV news. Covid: Wearing masks reduces transmission of virus by 25%, according to research. Dr Laurence Aitchison.
29 June 2021
LBC Radio. Mix-and-match approach to Covid vaccines, whether all restrictions will be lifted on 19 July and school Covid isolation rules. Professor Adam Finn.
29 June 2021
The Mirror. Germany to try and ban Brits from EU holidays - and it doesn't matter if you've had jab. Professor Adam Finn.
28 June 2021
Sky News. UK poses more of a risk to some other countries at the moment than the other way round. Professor Adam Finn.
28 June 2021
Irish Examiner. 443 Covid cases as 'race between virus and vaccine' continues. Professor Gabriel Scally.
26 June 2021
Sky News, Guardian live [scroll down to 11:09], The Sun, Evening Standard, MailOnline. Booster doses of the Covid vaccine might be needed, particularly in the elderly and vulnerable population, and health care workers.. Professor Adam Finn.
25 June 2021
Guardian live [scroll down to 09:13]. 'High level of uncertainty' over autumn booster vaccinations in UK – health expert. Professor Adam Finn.
25 June 2021
The Herald, Holiday bookings surge for new green list destinations. Professor Adam Finn.
25 June 2021
ITV Good Morning Britain, BristolLive. The UK is 'still in a dangerous situation' as we're still in a 'race between the virus and the vaccine' and 'this is not the year' for holidays. Professor Gabriel Scally.
25 June 2021
The Guardian, The Guardian [live scroll down to 06:44], BBC News Online, BBC Breakfast [watch at 1:49:38 in], BBC Radio 4 Today [listen at 1:44:45 in], BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast, Evening Standard, The Times [behind a paywall], Independent, Daily Mail, Bristol Live, The Canberra Times, Daily Mirror, Yahoo! News UK, BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 01:10 in], BBC Points West Late News [watch at 00:14 in]. The longest known SARS-CoV-2 infection of nearly 300 days. Dr Andrew Davidson.
24 June 2021
Washington Post [behind a paywall]. Even the world's most successful vaccination programs are hitting hurdles. Professor Oliver Johnson.
24 June 2021
Independent. Daily UK Covid cases rise by almost 40% in 24 hours. Professor Gabriel Scally.
24 June 2021
RTE Radio. Fully vaccinated people should be allowed to travel. Professor Gabriel Scally.
23 June 2021
The Guardian. Experts study viability of giving flu and Covid jabs at same time. Professor Adam Finn.
22 June 2021
Daily Mirror. Anxious five-year-olds 'suffering panic attacks' over socialising after lockdown. Professor Adam Finn.
22 June 2021
Newstalk. Travel restrictions are 'how we keep ourselves safe' - for next few years. Professor Gabriel Scally.
22 June 2021
The Guardian, inews. Windmills of your mind: viral Covid jab ‘hack’ placebo effect at best, say doctors. Professor Adam Finn.
22 June 2021
BBC News. Doctors and hospital trusts say the government must begin planning for an autumn Covid booster jab roll-out now. Professor Adam Finn.
21 June 2021
BBC Radio Bristol with Claire Cavanagh [listen at 3:14:52 in]. Concern in the Bristol area about the rising number of coronavirus cases due to the Delta variant. Professor Adam Finn.
21 June 2021
BBC Bristol Breakfast. Covid third wave has arrived and the race is on to vaccinte the over 18s. Professor Adam Finn.
21 June 2021
The Telegraph - Comment [behind a paywall]. Flawed modelling is condemning Britain to lockdown. Professor Philip Thomas.
21 June 2021
Sunday Sun. Adviser's third wave optimism. Professor Adam Finn.
20 June 2021
The World Education News. UK faces post-pandemic bereavement crisis and lasting legacy of grief. Dr Lucy Selman.
20 June 2021
BBC News. Queues at pop-up vaccine centres amid jabs push. Professor Adam Finn.
19 June 2021
The Guardian, Metro, inews, The Telegraph, The Guardian live [scroll down to 08:42], Evening Standard, BristolLive, euronews, The Mirror, Daily Express, MailOnline, The Herald. Third wave of Covid ‘definitely under way’ in UK, says expert. Prrofessor Adam Finn.
19 June 2021
Times Radio Breakast [listen at 02:38:17 in], The Mirror, The Guardian, Sky News, The Herald, ITV News, BristolLive. UK pushes for fully vaccinated to be exempt from Covid self-isolation. Professor Adam Finn.
19 June 2021
BBC Radio 4 Today [listen at 51:05 in]. Could the third wave of the coronvirus be starting to slow? Professor Adam Finn.
19 June 2021
Financial Times [behind a paywall]. Hopes rise for shorter Covid third wave as growth in UK cases slows. Dr Leon Danon.
18 June 2021
HuffPost UK. The problem with perspex: Why Covid screens might not be safe. Dr Bryan Bzdek.
17 June 2021
The Guardian. How do we learn to live with Covid in the UK? Professor George Davey Smith.
17 June 2021
LBC. What will life be like after July 19? Professor Gabriel Scally.
17 June 2021
Irish Examiner. Two vaccine doses. Professor Gabriel Scally.
17 June 2021
Heart Bristol. Rise in Covid cases is being mostly driven by younger people who have not been able to have the jab. Professor Gabriel Scally.
17 June 2021
ITV News Wales. UK to face 'bereavement crisis' post-pandemic. Dr Lucy Selman.
17 June 2021
BBC News Croatia. Coronavirus, money, cows, and beer: how to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Dr Ben Kasstan.
16 June 2021
MailOnline. Britain's daily Covid cases hit 9,000 for the first time since February. Professor Gabriel Scally.
16 June 2021
BBC News. Covid-19: 'Immunisation moving us to a better place everyday'. Professor Adam Finn.
15 June 2021
Covid-19: 'Immunisation moving us to a better place everyday'
BBC News at Six [watch at 12:11 in] and BBC News at Ten [watch at 08:48 in]. Covid-19 vaccine rollout to over 18s. Professor Adam Finn.
15 June 2021
Sky News. Risks associated with new Covid-19 variants. Dr David Matthews.
15 June 2021
The Telegraph latest news [scroll down to 5.02pm], Evening Standard. Government will plug 'gaps' in bereavement services. Dr Lucy Selman.
15 June 2021
BBC Breakfast [watch at 1:20:43 in], BBC News Live [scroll down to 9:40], BristolLive, BBC News Live [scroll down to 10:52], ITV West Country news. Bristol vaccine expert tells viewers he 'welcomes' delay to end of lockdown restrictions. Professor Adam Finn.
15 June 2021
The Telegraph [scroll down to 07:56 am], The Times, The Herald, The Scotsman. Grief counselling failures fuel bereavement crisis, say researchers. Dr Lucy Selman.
15 June 2021
MailOnline. Covid will last FOREVER and we need to live with it like flu. Professor Gabriel Scally.
15 June 2021
ITV News, Evening Standard, Yahoo! Those wishing to have bereavement support 'struggled to access' services during the pandemic. Dr Lucy Selman.
15 June 2021
The Times [behind a paywall]. The data that delayed the end of Covid restrictions. Professor Oliver Johnson.
15 June 2021
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 09:45 in]; Late News [watch at 00:11 in]. Lockdown easing in England delayed to 19 July. Professor Adam Finn.
14 June 2021
RTE. Covid-19 variants increasing ability to dodge vaccines. Professor Gabriel Scally.
14 June 2021
BBC Science Focus Magazine, Canadian Inquirer. Infants produce a strong immune response to COVID-19. Dr Anu Goenka.
14 June 2021
The Spectator. LBC radio, Daily Express. Is Boris right to delay the lockdown easing? Professor Philip Thomas.
14 June 2021
BBC News Korean. Can we increase the global inoculation rate? Dr Ben Kasstan.
13 June 2021
The Observer. Covid lockdown: should England open up on 21 June? Professor Oliver Johnson.
12 June 2021
The Guardian, MSN, inews, The Scottish Sun, MailOnline, The Sun, Bristol Live, Taipei Times, Evening Standard, Apple Daily (Taiwan), BBC Weekend News, Daily Mirror, Sky News, Western Daily Press. Most people in UK initially opposed to Covid vaccine have had jab, study finds. Dr Siobhan McAndrew.
12 June 2021
BristolLive, Daily Star. Queen's Birthday Honours: For services to the scientific pandemic influenza group on modelling and SAGE during the Covid-19 response. Dr Ellen Brook Pollock.
12 June 2021
BBC News. Covid: Unvaccinated most at risk from Delta variant. Professor Adam Finn.
11 June 2021
The New York Times. 'Freedom Day’ for England is looking like a mirage. Professor Gabriel Scally.
11 June 2021
The Guardian [scroll down to 20:31]; The Telegraph [behind a paywall], Independent [scroll down to 17:24], Austrialian Times. Strong immune response protects young children from Covid-19, suggests study. Dr Anu Goenka.
11 June 2021
The BMJ News. Pandemic preparedness: UK government kept coronavirus modelling secret. Dr David Matthews.
11 June 2021
MailOnline. Britain DID simulate a coronavirus pandemic before Covid struck and didn't just mock-up a flu outbreak. Dr David Matthews.
10 June 2021
The Guardian. Secret planning exercise in 2016 modelled impact of Mers outbreak in UK. Dr David Matthews.
10 June 2021
BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast [listen at 1:36:00 in]. Contracting Covid-19 more than once. Professor Adam Finn.
10 June 2021
The Spectaror. The third wave: it’s here – but it shouldn’t delay our reopening. Professor Philip Thomas.
10 June 2021
Sky News. If you don't get ahead of this COVID-19 virus, it will get ahead of you and getting find test trace isolate and support working properly is vital. Professor Gabriel Scally.
9 June 2021
Sky News. Local or national lockdowns should be unnecessary if we do the shoe-leather public health work in and with communities and suppress the virus. Professor Gabriel Scally.
9 June 2021
NBC News. New Covid variant and rising cases spark fears over U.K.'s post-lockdown reopening. Professor Oliver Johnson.
9 June 2021
MailOnline. NHS chief insists hospitals in Covid hotspots can cope with demand as vaccines have broken the link between cases, admissions and deaths. Professor Philip Thomas.
9 June 2021
The Guardian. AstraZeneca vaccine linked to slightly higher risk of blood disorder. Professor Adam Finn.
9 June 2021
Financial Times [behind a paywall]. How serious is Delta Covid variant for UK and do vaccines stop it? Professor Oliver Johnson.
8 June 2021
BBC Radio 4 Today [listen at 2:10:00 in]. What is the current national picture for Covid infection? Dr Lenon Danon.
8 June 2021
New Scientist. Covid-19 news: England lockdown easing could be delayed by two weeks. Dr Leon Danon.
8 June 2021
The Sun. Everything you need to know about kids getting Covid jabs – from side effects to protection. Professor Adam Finn.
8 June 2021
Evening Standard. Less need to vaccinate children if more adults have their jabs. Professor Adam Finn.
8 June 2021
BBC Good Morning Scotland [listen at 1:06:00 in]. The Covid vaccination programme and what it will look like over the next six months? Professor Adam Finn.
8 June 2021
Bristol Live. More than 15 Bristol schools hit with coronavirus cases. Professor Adam Finn.
8 June 2021
inews. Covid vaccine: Scientists split over whether children should be given coronavirus jab. Professor Adam Finn.
7 June 2021
New Statesman. Will a third wave of Covid-19 delay the UK's unlocking? Professor Oliver Johnson.
7 June 2021
BBC News live [scroll down to 13:37]. Missing school 'compelling argument' for vaccinating teens - government scientist. Professor Adam Finn.
7 June 2021
BBC Two Politics Live [watch at 18:28 in]. Child vaccines and whether the final easing of restrictions in England will be delayed. Professor Adam Finn.
7 June 2021
ITV Good Morning Britain. Do children need to be given the Covid vaccine? Professor Adam Finn.
7 June 2021
Hamburger Morgenpost. Corona-News: RKI: 800 new infections less-incidence falls. Dr Nilufar Ahmed.
7 June 2021
BBC Radio Somerset with Claire Carter [listen at 2:07:25]. What are the chances of the Covid-19 restrictions being lifted on 21 June? Professor Adam Finn.
7 June 2021
inews. When is the lockdown announcement? Date we find out if England’s Covid restrictions are easing on 21 June. Professor Adam Finn.
6 June 2021
MSN Brasil. Do vaccines protect from the different variants with the same effectiveness? Professor Adam Finn.
6 June 2021
LBC. Second Covid-19 jabs ‘to be sped up for over 40s’. Professor Adam Finn.
5 June 2021
BBC2 Newsnight [watch at 05:56 in]. Delta variant - could the rising Covid infections affect hospital admissions and delay the planned 21 June relaxing of rules in England? Dr Leon Danon.
4 June 2021
BBC Radio Bristol Afternoons [listen at 3:09:55 in]. Medical regulatory [MHRA] approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds. Professor Adam Finn.
4 June 2021
inews. Pfizer vaccine may produce fewer antibodies against Delta strain, but we don’t know if it’s less effective yet. Professor Adam Finn.
4 June 2021
The Guardian. School leaders say pupils should be vaccinated as matter of priority. Professor Adam Finn.
4 June 2021
inews, Metro, The Mirror, The Tab. Love Island star Alexandra Cane’s claim Covid jab is ‘experimental’ is ‘irresponsible’, say scientists. Professor Stephan Lewandowsky.
4 June 2021
The Guardian. The pros and cons of giving Covid vaccines to UK children. Professor Adam Finn.
4 June 2021
BBC Radio 4 World at One [listen at 13:20 in]. Should 12 to 18 year olds receive the COVID-19 vaccine? Professor Adam Finn.
4 June 2021
The Guardian. India Covid variant may increase risk of hospital admission, early data suggests. Professor Adam Finn.
3 June 2021
The Guardian. Covid variants: how much protection do the different vaccines offer? Professor Adam Finn.
3 June 2021
BBC Radio 4 World at One [listen at 08:00 in]. Should the COVID-19 vaccination programme be rolled out to children aged 12 to 18 year olds? Professor Adam Finn.
3 June 2021
New York Times Post. When will under-30s get the Covid vaccine? Professor Adam Finn.
3 June 2021
LBC News. Half of the UK's adult population are thought to have received both doses of a coronavirus vaccine, health agency figures show. Professor Adam Finn.
3 June 2021
BBC News Japan. Delta strain infection continues to zero in the UK, new coronavirus death toll on 1 day. Professor Adam Finn.
2 June 2021
BBC News. Three-quarters of adults in the UK have now received a first dose of a Covid vaccine. Professor Adam Finn.
2 June 2021
The News International. Experts split on reopening as new variant cases rise. Professor Adam Finn.
2 June 2021
BBC Radio 4 PM[listen at 05:26 in]. Zero reported Covid deaths and the weekly growth in cases. Professor Oliver Johnson.
1 June 2021
BBC Radio 4 Today [listen at 1:09:21 in], BBC news online, Independent [scroll down to 08:52], BBC news live [scroll down to 8:30], Telegraph live news [scroll down to 8:05], Guardian live news [scroll down to 11:02]. Covid-19: Job not done despite vaccination success, scientist warns. Professor Adam Finn.
1 June 2021
New Scientist. End of covid-19 lockdown in England may be delayed, scientists say. Professor Adam Finn.
1 June 2021
The Times [behind a paywall]. Delay the unlocking, say scientists as they warn of coronavirus third wave. Professor Adam Finn.
1 June 2021
LBC Radio. Freedom day delay - UK in early stages of third wave. Professor Adam Finn.
1 June 2021
BBC Radio 4 Today [listen at 1:34:05 in]. Should the under-18s be given a COVID-19 vaccine? Professor Adam Finn.
1 April 2021