Day: May 21, 2021

Third dose trial, Cov-Boost study https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-571… Need for third dose autumn or winter? Factors Variants and vaccine efficacy Longevity of protection Trial starts in June N = 3,000 All ages who had their first dose in December or January Prof Saul Faust, chief investigator, University of Southampton It could be that some age groups may not need a booster and others do The aim is to find out whether there should be a booster campaign and which vaccine to use Vaccines t

ONS antibody survey, May 18th https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati… 19th April 69.3% in England 63.2% in Wales 63.5% in Northern Ireland 59.2% in Scotland Highest in the older age groups across the UK Similar across English regions, 64.8% in the South West to 69.7% in the North West. Infection or vaccination? Vaccinations now https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/detai… First dose 69.9 % Second dose 39.0 % Positive tests Down 2.6% in past 7 days Next stage of roadmap https://www.theguar