An epidemiologist’s perspective
There is no shortage of stuff in the media and it is hard to make sense of it all. Hope this helps!
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Does Covid-19 increase the risk of diabetes in children
A study published a few days ago from the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), suggested that Covid-19 can more than double the risk of the new development of diabetes in children. This study adds to the information from extensive research since the start of the pandemic that Covid-19 is bad news as far as […]
A 4th vaccine dose: is now the right time to consider?
The announcement this week that Israel was starting on a programme of providing a 4th dose of vaccine to those over 60 has stimulated a debate as to whether the booster now being rolled out will be enough to contain the pandemic of Omicron, or indeed other variants that may follow. What is the evidence that other […]
Are self-testing rapid antigen (lateral flow) tests for Covid-19 accurate enough
The dramatic rise in the number of cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant has led to an increased use of self-testing kits for the virus. The results from these tests are used to guide personal behaviour. Many people are confused about how their own results should be interpreted and acted on, with varying guidelines and differences in […]
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Making sense of CoVid-19 with Silman 