Dr Roz Eggo
Rosalind Eggo - Assist Prof @LSHTM - Dynamic modelling, resp viruses, severe outcomes, EHRs, & optimising vaccines - Funding @HDR_UK - Made @IDDconf & @IDDjobs
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Do You Want to Be Known For Your Writing, or For Your Swift Email Responses?
Melissa Febos shares practical writing advice for women who want to prioritize their art, not their email
Trust and Transparency in times of Crisis: Results from an Online Survey During the First Wave (April 2020) of the COVID-19 Epidemic in the UK
Background: The success of government COVID-19 control strategies relies on public trust and broad acceptance of response measures. We investigated public perceptions of the UK government COVID-19 response, focusing on the relationship between trust...
Paris’s Elite School Gets a Lesson on Possible Gender Bias
Paris’s prestigious postgraduate school Ecole Normale Superieure was in for a surprise this summer when results of its admission exam for literature came out.
'I'm up for the fight': Chris Jackson to be first black scientist to give Christmas lecture
Professor urges organisations to help tackle racism, misogyny and transphobia
The effect of travel restrictions on the geographical spread of COVID-19 between large cities in China: a modelling study
To contain the spread of COVID-19, a cordon sanitaire was put in place in Wuhan prior to the Lunar New Year, on 23 January 2020. We assess the efficacy of the cordon sanitaire to delay the introduction and onset of local transmission of COVID-19 in...
Seasonal influenza vaccination in Kenya: an economic evaluation using dynamic transmission modelling
There is substantial burden of seasonal influenza in Kenya, which led the government to consider introducing a national influenza vaccination programme. Given the cost implications of a nationwide programme, local economic evaluation data are needed...
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Dr Roz Eggo
New paper out on seasonal influenza vaccination in Kenya led by the outstanding @JayDawa at @UoNbi.
We modelled influenza epidemics in Kenya from 2010-2018 using available surveillance data to determine if vaccination is likely to be cost effective.
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Two Ebola virus variants circulating during the 2020 Equateur Province outbreak
On June 5th, 2020, we posted the first viral genome from the 2020 Equateur Province outbreak. Phylogenetic analysis indicated the cluster of cases was caused by a new spillover event and represented the 11th Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the...
Exponential growth bias: The numerical error behind Covid-19
A simple mathematical mistake may explain why many people underestimate the dangers of coronavirus, shunning social distancing, masks and hand-washing.
Behavioural change towards reduced intensity physical activity is disproportionately prevalent among adults with serious health issues or self-perception of high risk during the UK COVID-19 lockdown.
Objectives: We assessed whether lockdown had a disproportionate impact on physical activity behaviour in groups who were, or who perceived themselves to be, at heightened risk from COVID-19.Methods Physical activity intensity (none, mild, moderate...
Research Culture: Changing how we evaluate research is difficult, but not impossible
The DORA initiative offers practical guidance on improving the assessment of research by universities, research institutions, and funders.
Contact matrices for the COVID-19 era | LSHTM
Please join this seminar where experts from the LSHTM Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases will discuss the topic “contact matrices for the COVID-era”.
COVID-19 transmission model (beta version)
Repository with previous and ongoing work on Covid-19 from the Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CMMID) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
Royal Society announces 2020 winners of prestigious medals and awards | Royal Society
The 25 prizes issued this year celebrate exceptional researchers and outstanding contributions to science across a wide array of fields
Adult social care and COVID-19: Assessing the impact on social care users and staff in England so far | The Health Foundation
The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK. Find out more about us.
From ‘brain fog’ to heart damage, COVID-19’s lingering problems alarm scientists
Some COVID-19 survivors are still sick months later. Doctors want to learn why and what they can do
Is it safe to send kids back to school?
Covid-19 has been disruptive and bewildering for everyone, but especially for children. In the UK and in most US states, schools closed in March. Many of them will keep their doors shut until the fall. That’s six months without the normality of a...