“It’s a great advance but there’s a big caveat…in order to be effective they need to be used early on in the disease.” Professor Deenan Pillay was interviewed on Sky News about Pfizer’s new anti-viral drug. Watch a clip here

Professor Christina Pagel speaks to Jon Snow from Channel 4 news, giving her reaction to the House...

Professor Susan Michie talks to the BBC about how we can learn from other countries as we go into...

Professor Christina Pagel quoted in Evening Standard story on spread of Covid in schools. “There is literally an outbreak in every school.” Read full article here

“We should have started this in the summer.” Dr Helen Salisbury was one of several senior doctors interviewed by the Guardian about the delayed vaccination programme for school children. Read the full article Watch a clip here

BMJ gives Special Recognition Award for science communication to Professor Christina Pagel and Professor Devi Sridhar. “Covid-19 is complex and has often been confusing for the public, but during a period of extended uncertainty two voices have provided clarity, Devi Sridhar and Christina Pagel, who have received this special award for their courage in communicating evidence on policy during the pandemic,” said Helen Jones of the BMJ. Read interview here

Professor Christina Pagel speaks to the BBC about additional measures needed alongside the vaccine...

Professor Gabriel Scally speaks to Sky News about UK Chief Medical Officers advising ministers to...

“The outlook for the autumn and winter cannot be regarded as anything other than unsettled, uncertain and potentially very dangerous,” writes Professor Gabriel Scally in The Observer. Read the full article here