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Info Salus: Breathing efforts in COVID-19 patients could lead to lung injuries

Spanish health news. Researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) have studied the impact of high respiratory efforts on the lungs of patients suffering from acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 and have evaluated the likelihood of lung injury. See also Il Fatto Nisseno (Italian); Galileu (Portuguese); Pourquoi Docteur? (French); Salerno Notize (Italian)

Fri 23 Jul 2021, 14:26 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage

Economico: which vaccines protect against Delta variant most?

Greek news. "The research was done by scientists at the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and it shows that the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines are much more effective against the Delta mutation than the AstraZeneca formulation."

Thu 22 Jul 2021, 13:16 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage

Sky Italy: COVID latest news

Italian news. About a third of British citizens are 'discovered' against Covid-19: about 27% (15 million people) have had it, almost half of citizens have had both doses of the vaccine. Others are at risk from the Delta variant, Matt Keeling, a professor of populations and diseases at the University of Warwick, told The Guardian.

Fri 16 Jul 2021, 13:49 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage, Expert comment

Wiadomosci: AstraZeneca and the Delta variant, new findings by scientists

Polish news. Researchers from the University of Warwick say that 18 percent of those vaccinated with AstraZeneca will develop COVID-19, out of those who have received a different vaccine, this will be 17 percent.

Fri 16 Jul 2021, 11:18 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage, Expert comment

Info Barcelona: scientist claims that a third of the population of England is still "susceptible to the Delta variant"

Spanish/Catalonian news. Professor Matt Keeling of the University of Warwick estimates that there will be 15.3 million symptomatic and asymptomatic infections in the country by July 19, when the government has confirmed that they will lift restrictions on social contact. This figure will mean that 27.4% of the population of England will have been infected and, therefore, will have natural immunity, leaving the rest vaccinated or unvaccinated.

Wed 14 Jul 2021, 14:19 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage, Expert comment

ORF: Conflicting messages from the UK government

Austrian news. "I think it's pretty confusing to people what is right now," said infectious disease expert Mike Tildesley of Warwick University on BBC television today. He hopes enough people weigh the risks themselves so that there is not a sharp increase in infections. See also FAZ (German); Der Tagesspiegel (German); Schwaebische (German); Berliner Morgenpost (German); n-tv (German)

Wed 14 Jul 2021, 13:44 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage, Expert comment

Focus: Covid in the UK

Italian news. "According to the University of Warwick models, which take into account the rate of spread of the virus, vaccinations and the effect of vaccines, hospitalizations in England alone could reach 1300 per day between the end of July and the beginning of August."

Wed 14 Jul 2021, 13:20 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage

Deutsche Welle Portuguese: Scientists detect case of simultaneous infection by two variants

In comments reacting to the research, Lawrence Young, a virologist and professor of Molecular Oncology at the University of Warwick, said it was no surprise to find an individual infected with more than one strain. See also News 64 (German); Il Mattino (Italian); La Vanguardia (Spanish); La Bande a Ruquier (French); CMTV (Portuguese); Avvenire (Italian); Trust My Science (French); BBC Mundo (Spanish); DR (Danish); Nauka W Polsce (Polish)

Wed 14 Jul 2021, 12:50 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage, Expert comment

El Mundo: Several studies support the WHO position to wear masks despite being fully vaccinated

Professor Matt Keeling, University of Warwick, is quoted in this Spanish news article

Thu 01 Jul 2021, 17:11 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage, Expert comment

La Pagella Politica: The delta variant: more transmissible and more dangerous

Italian news. Is the Delta variant more transmissible? "...mathematician Alex Selby has concluded in recent days that the delta variant is up to 70 percent more transmissible, while in mid-June the University of Warwick had established that it was 56 percent more."

Thu 01 Jul 2021, 12:45 | Tags: COVID19, Coverage

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