October 2021 media coverage
BBC News online. Covid-19 vaccine: Jabs offered to 12-15-year-olds at 800 schools. Professor Adam Finn.
31 October 2021
The Times [behind a paywall]. Science advisers frustrated at faltering Covid vaccine booster campaign. Professor Adam Finn.
30 October 2021
CNBC. Delta mutation is no reason to panic — but Covid vaccination remains crucial, scientists say. Professor David Matthews.
29 October 2021
Times Radio. Discussion on the need for clearer messaging to pregnant women on the benefits of getting a Covid vaccine. Professor Adam Finn.
28 October 2021
US News and World Report. Routine ventilation of surgical patients won't raise COVID transmission risk. Dr Andrew Shrimpton.
27 October 2021
The Guardian. Pregnant women are being turned away from Covid vaccine clinics, experts warn. Professor Adam Finn.
26 October 2021
Independent. First vaccine dose could alleviate long Covid symptoms, study suggests. Dr Fergus Hamilton.
26 October 2021
Sky News. COVID-19: Millions of booster jab invitations being sent out as government resists more calls for Plan B. Professor Adam Finn.
25 October 2021
The Observer. ‘Darker skies and colder weather provide perfect conditions... for Covid-19 to thrive’. Professor David Matthews.
24 October 2021
Sky News. COVID-19: Professors urge 'some kind of Plan B' and warn emergency departments are in 'terrible place'. Professor Adam Finn.
24 October 2021
LBC. Govt must step up jabs and Covid prevention measures, expert says. Professor Gabriel Scally.
24 October 2021
The Mirror. Vaccines alone won't stop rising Covid case top scientist warns as Plan B pressure grows. Professor Adam Finn.
24 October 2021
Evening Standard. Labour calls for Plan B restrictions amid rising Covid cases. Professor Adam Finn.
24 October 2021
The National. Covid UK: Boris Johnson told to scrap lenient rules amid 'Christmas lockdown' fears. Professor Adam Finn.
24 October 2021
Bristol Live. Bristol Professor Adam Finn tells Sky News we can’t rely on vaccines to avoid ‘meltdown’. Professor Adam Finn.
24 October 2021
The Observer. UK government paves way to bring in tough ‘plan B’ Covid rules. Professor David Matthews.
23 October 2021
Al Jazeera Opinion. How to fight COVID vaccine misinformation? Professor
The New York Times. Rise in cases and deaths tests Britain’s gamble on few virus restrictions. Professor Gabriel Scally.
21 October 2021
Times Radio. Discussion on the rise in the number of Covid cases in the UK. Professor David Matthews.
21 October 2021
The Telegraph [behind a paywall]. Covid vaccine booster wait could be cut to five months. Professor Adam Finn.
21 October 2021
Evening Standard - The Leader Podcast: Do we need a Plan B to beat a Covid Christmas? Professor Adam Finn.
20 October 2021
BBC Points West Evening News [watch at 05:40 in]; Late News [watch at 02:30 in]. Current South West coronavirus cases. Professor Adam Finn.
20 October 202
Evening Standard: Comment. Talking Point: Should the Government enact its Covid Plan B? Professor Adam Finn.
20 October 2021
Bristol Live. Professor Adam Finn tells BBC Breakfast that few Bristolians wear masks in supermarkets. Professor Adam Finn.
20 October 2021
BBC Breakfast. The vaccine programme and booster jabs will not be enough to prevent rising cases. Professor Adam Finn.
20 October 2021
BBC News online. Covid: Bring back rules amid rising cases, urge NHS chiefs. Professor Adam Finn.
20 October 2021
BBC Radio Bristol. Discussion on figures released on Monday showed Bristol has the sixth lowest vaccine take-up amongst 12 to 15 year old children. Professor Adam Finn.
20 October 2021
BBC Radio Bristol. The rise in the number of Covid cases in Bath and North East Somerset. Professor Adam Finn.
20 October 2021
Sky News. COVID-19: UK reports highest daily number of deaths since March as a further 43,738 cases recorded. Professor Adam Finn.
19 October 2021
Sky News with Sarah-Jane Mee, BBC News. Government's Covid vaccine booster rollout programme and vaccinations for adolescents. Professor Adam Finn.
19 October 2021
GB News. The rising number of Covid cases in the UK and the likelihood of the Government increasing Covid restrictions. Professor Philip Thomas.
19 October 2021
Reuters. Children fuel English COVID case rise after slow vaccine start. Professor Adam Finn.
19 October 2021
MailOnline. A third of mass Covid vaccine centres in England have closed since peak stage of roll-out as experts blame lack of capacity on sluggish booster jab rollout. Professor Adam Finn.
19 October 2021
ITV News, Financial Times [behind a paywall], Independent, MailOnline, Yahoo!news, BBC News health, Guardian, Thomson Reuters Foundation, The i, The Times [behind a paywall], India Times Post, New York Times Post, The Washington Times. Valneva Covid vaccine could be as effective as Oxford jab, study suggests. Professor Adam Finn.
18 October 2021
BBC News health, The Telegraph [behind a paywall]. Covid: Is the pace of the vaccine booster rollout too slow? Professor Adam Finn.
18 October 2021
The Mirror. Terrifying map shows how Britain is among worst in world for Covid-19 rates. Professor Adam Finn.
18 October 2021
BBC Radio 4 Today [listen at 2:49:05 in]. How is the UK doing on the current phase of vaccinations? Professor Adam Finn.
18 October 2021
i News. Are lateral flow tests accurate? How reliable rapid Covid testing is amid confusion over negative PCR results. Professor Adam Finn.
17 October 2021
The Times [behind a paywall]. High Covid rates may force delay in return to office. Professor Gabriel Scally.
16 October 2021
The Telegraph [behind a paywall]. England rugby fans will need valid NHS Covid Pass to attend autumn internationals. Professor Gabriel Scally.
12 October 2021
The Guardian. Calls for inquiry as negative Covid PCR tests after positive lateral flow reported. Professor Oliver Johnson.
12 October 2021
MailOnline. Health officials are investigating a rise in the number of incorrect Covid lateral flow tests - which have doubled in a month. Dr Angela Raffle.
12 October 2021
New Scientist. UK's slow response to covid-19 was a 'serious' error, say MPs. Professor Gabriel Scally.
11 October 2021
Epigram. Public trust in science has “room to improve”, COVID-19 study finds. Professor Gooberman-Hill.
11 October 2021
LBC Radio. Covid vaccinations for young people. Professor Gabriel Scally.
8 October 2021
The Telegraph [behind a paywall]. Is long Covid being overblown? Professor Esther Crawley.
4 October 2021
Independent, Reuters, Safe to receive Covid and flu jabs at the same time, study shows. Dr Rajeka Lazarus and Prof Chris Rogers.
1 October 2021