Europe: News and Commentary
Libération: can the search for a Covid-19 vaccine benefit everyone?
Dr Lucie Gadenne, Department of Economics, writes for French newspaper Libération about the quest for a COVID-19 vaccine, and how to make it accessible to everyone around the world once it is discovered. (May 2020). Also, listen to her interview on Radio Canada here.
Il Sussi Diario: "School does not affect Covid spread"
Schools do not play a significant role in the spread of Covid-19 in the population -- this is the result of the study carried out by the epidemiologists of the University of Warwick, in Great Britain. See also EUROPA PRESS. (Feb 21)
Grenzecho: Boris Johnson's billion dollar project
Belgian article about a transport link between Britain and Ireland: "It would greatly stimulate the construction sector in Great Britain and research into innovative materials and construction methods," wrote Wanda Lewis, professor emeritus of civil engineering at Warwick University. (Feb 21)
Nius Diario: The advancement of vaccination in the UK
Spanish Nius Diario. Mike Tildesley, an epidemiologist at the University of Warwick and also a member of the SPI-M, told the Financial Times that he believes group immunity may work. “It all comes down to what we as a society are willing to accept . We see waves of seasonal flu and we don't close every winter, we accept a level of risk,” he said. (Feb 2021)
Swiss Info: Johnson and Biden
Professor Wyn Grant comments on the bilateral relationship between Biden's USA and Johnson's UK in the Swiss news media. (January 2021)
Notre Temps: South African variant of COVID19 could lead to reinfection
Professor Lawrence Young of Warwick Medical School is quoted in French news website Notre Temps commenting on the South African COVID19 variant: "It is now important to evaluate the neutralizing power of the antibodies generated by the vaccination against the variants of the virus and to study the immune response of the individuals infected with the variants" (January 2021) Also in CNN Espagnol, Wired Italia etc
Deutsche Welle: Prof Lawrence Young on COVID19 mutations
According to Professor Lawrence Young of the University of Warwick School of Medicine, “the South African variant is a bit more worrying because it has more changes in the spike gene which encodes the protein which is really important for increasing the potential. infection of the virus..." (January 2021)
Sciences et Avenir: Covid-19, what do we know about the South African variant of the virus?
French science magazine quotes Professor Lawrence Young of the University of Warwick on the new COVID19 variant. (December 2020)
More European coverage: Business Insider Spain ; Jornal Economico in Portugal ; Scientias in the Netherlands -- and many more.
France Culture: 'How culture and artists in the UK are reacting to the pandemic'
Podcast in French. Cécile Doustaly, researcher at CY Cergy Paris Université (a fellow EUTOPIA member), who has also researched at the University of Warwick, comments on how British artists and people in the UK culture sector are reacting in response to the pandemic and Brexit. She explains how Warwick is supporting Coventry City of Culture 2021, supporting artists and benefitting citizens. (December 2020)
RP Online: British researchers recommend a short lockdown
German news site reports that British researchers recommend a short lockdown as a precautionary break -- authors Matt J. Keeling from the University of Warwick and Graham F. Medley from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.