No ‘safest spot’ to minimise risk of COVID-19 transmission on trains

Researchers have demonstrated how airborne diseases such as COVID-19 spread along the length of a train carriage and found that there is no ‘safest spot’ for

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 22, 2022 ~5 min

Scientists publish first real-world data from Africa looking at immune response to AZ/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

Scientists have released the first real-world data from Africa on the effectiveness of two doses of AstraZeneca/ChaAd0x-1 COVID-19 vaccination, showing that

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 11, 2022 ~5 min


Cognitive impairment from severe COVID-19 equivalent to 20 years of ageing, study finds

Cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 3, 2022 ~7 min

Cambridge vaccine expert in $42million partnership to develop 'future-proofed' coronavirus vaccines

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced that DIOSynVax, a biotech spinout of the University of Cambridge, will receive $42million to develop a vaccine

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 8, 2022 ~4 min

Genomic study shows that England’s travel quarantine measures were effective – up to a limit

Fourteen-day quarantine measures imposed on incoming travellers returning to England in summer 2020 helped prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 23, 2022 ~5 min

One in three young people say they felt happier during lockdown

One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19 lockdown measures, with potential contributing factors including

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 22, 2022 ~7 min

Testing the effectiveness of KN95 and surgical mask ‘fit hacks’

Researchers have tested a variety of popular hacks for improving the fit of KN95 and surgical masks, and found that while some hacks do improve fit, they can

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 2, 2022 ~6 min

Curbing COVID-19 in schools: Cambridge scientists support CO2 monitor rollout

UK schools have received more than 300,000 CO2 monitors as part of a government initiative to reduce COVID-19 spread in classrooms.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2022 ~4 min


Omicron may be significantly better at evading vaccine-induced immunity, but less likely to cause severe disease

The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 may be significantly better than previous variants at evading vaccine-induced antibodies, according to new research from

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 20, 2021 ~5 min

New model improves accuracy of machine learning in COVID-19 diagnosis while preserving privacy

Researchers in the UK and China have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can diagnose COVID-19 as well as a panel of professional

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 16, 2021 ~5 min

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