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Study reveals high number of persistent COVID-19 infections in the general population
21 February 2024
Epidemiology & data Research news
A new study – led by researchers at PSI – has found that a high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the general population lead to persistent infections lasting a month or more. The findings have been published today in the journal Nature.
Study reveals that duration of exposure to COVID-19 plays major role in risk of catching the virus
20 December 2023
Epidemiology & data Research news
Using data from 7 million people notified by the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app, this is the first large-scale study to reveal how duration and proximity of contact with an infected person affects how COVID-19 is spread.
Researchers analyse UK COVID-19 Infection Survey data to tell the story of the virus' genomic evolution and spread
18 October 2023
Epidemiology & data Research news
Research published today brings together for the first time the epidemiology and evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the UK during the first three years of the pandemic – including how variants emerged and spread.
New partnership to enhance global surveillance of pandemic threats
26 July 2023
Epidemiology & data News Partner news
PSI and the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence will collaborate to improve the detection and tracking of infectious diseases.
$3m Rockefeller Foundation funding to strengthen pandemic surveillance and response innovation co-developed by Oxford biologists
14 November 2022
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced $3 million in new funding for Global.health (G.h) – a first-of-its-kind, open-source platform for scientific pandemic data. This will enable it to expand its international partnerships and modernize the global effort around coordinated pandemic prevention, surveillance, and response.