Even with low case numbers, you can argue COVID restrictions shouldn’t end early. Here’s why.
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Wax, vials, a coffee capsule and boiling water are the main components of a brand new COVID-19 test.
The anticipated arrival of two new vaccines can boost the morale of those worried about the wait for their dose.
Have ‘Do Not Attempt CPR’ orders been misused under the pressures of the pandemic?
This group has long suffered much higher death rates than the general population due to a poor standard of basic healthcare.
Act quickly, act decisively, trust people, communicate clearly, tackle inequality and be prepared.
The cognitive effort of managing the conflicting messages of a working through a pandemic is tiring us out.
In a pandemic that exacerbates the gap between rich and poor, was the UK always doomed to have an enormous death toll?
TV programmes with certain themes can help boost our mood.
Using the physical representation of a public figure to provoke an emotional response and encourage a certain action is a well-known strategy. Can it work for the COVID-19 vaccine?
Since the pandemic began, we’ve surveyed ordinary people to see how they’re coping. People from poorer backgrounds, ethnic minorities and young people are suffering most.
Closing borders is a popular policy in the UK, but it brings limited effectiveness at great human cost.
A study examined the psychological and social experiences of over 600 women with babies between birth and 12 weeks during the first UK lockdown.
We are repeatedly missing opportunities to gain quality evidence to help us manage the pandemic – that’s why we need designed evaluations.
It is a false dichotomy to judge schools as either ‘safe’ or ‘unsafe’. The reality is more complicated.
After winning a landslide victory at the last election, the UK prime minister’s political capital is slipping away thanks to his inept handling of the COVID crisis.
The UK government has claimed the new British variant of the coronavirus may be 30% more deadly.
Black patients were 30% and Asian patients 49% more likely to die within 30 days of hospital admission compared to patients from white backgrounds of a similar age and baseline health.
How will we record the pandemic and its effectson our lives? How will we look back at the significance of the present in the future?
Clear messaging is crucial when dealing with multiple disasters.
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer in Psychology, Swansea University
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Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement, University of Bath
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Lecturer in Data Science, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Reader in Human Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of Urban Analytics, University of Leeds
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Professor of Global Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Lecturer in Health Psychology, University of Liverpool
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