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Floor swabbing could help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals

New research discovers how we can monitor, predict, and prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, especially among vulnerable groups.

Using AI to leverage disaster responses and healthcare shortages

A new study investigates how social media can be leveraged with AI to provide vital communication and disaster responses for victims.

NIH-sponsored trial of nasal COVID-19 vaccine opens

An experimental nasal vaccine that may provide enhanced protection against variants of SARS-CoV-2 is now enrolling healthy adults in the US.

Testing environmental water to monitor the spread of COVID-19

Environmental water surveillance tracks SARS-CoV-2 levels and health risks among most people, but it misses people who live without shelter.

Hospital outbreaks to be predicted with AI

Statisticians at Lancaster University have used an AI algorithm to track and predict hospital outbreaks. Read more here.

Emerging COVID-19 variants identified with AI

Scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Oxford have developed an AI framework that can track new COVID-19 variants.

Award-winning wastewater-based epidemiology used to track COVID-19 outbreaks

The method of tracking COVID-19 through wastewater-based epidemiology has been recognised with several awards. Read more here.

The importance of wastewater-based epidemiology

Learn about the importance of wastewater-based epidemiology in detecting and preventing further disease outbreaks.

Using wastewater-based epidemiology to track viral disease dynamics

Researchers in Japan are developing a wastewater-based early warning system and mass diagnosis tool for COVID-19 and other diseases.

The successes and challenges of the regenerative medicine sector

Stephen Majors of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine discusses the successes of the sector, and explains how practices learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic could...

CERN data reveals how COVID-19 infection spreads in indoor settings

CERN’s CARA tool has uncovered valuable data on how viral infection such as COVID-19 is able to spread in indoor settings. CERN experts have produced...

Predicting COVID-19 outbreaks using mobile device data  

Researchers at Yale School of Public Health accurately forecast COVID-19 outbreaks in Connecticut municipalities by utilising mobile device data.  In order to conduct their novel...

NCSC averts record number of UK cybersecurity incidents

The NCSC’s 2021 Annual Review emphasises the work undertaken by the organisation to safeguard the UK from cybersecurity incidents over the last year. According to...

Vaccine hesitancy – when emotions trump reason

The University of Nebraska’s Professor Lawrence C Scharmann explores the issue of vaccine hesitancy and the role that education can play in tackling it.

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