Professor Adam Kleczkowski
Total 7 Posts
Mutating coronavirus: Reaching herd immunity just got harder, but there is still hope.
5 min read
New variants will push the number needed to reach herd immunity up.
Coronavirus: How the pandemic could play out in 2021.
5 min read
As vaccination begins to take effect, what we will be able to do will change – but the transformation will be slow.
COVID-19 vaccines are coming – How will we know they work and are safe?
6 min read
The results of the Pfizer vaccine trial are highly promising. But the road to eradicating the coronavirus is likely to be long and difficult.
Herd immunity: Why the figure is always a bit vague.
5 min read
We’ll achieve herd immunity when 60% of the population is immune to COVID-19. No, wait, make it 70%. Or is it 80%?
Coronavirus: Germany’s new local lockdown is a warning not a disaster.
4 min read
Germany’s resurgent R number is largely down to a localised outbreak. The country’s new local lockdown is a warning not a disaster.
Coronavirus: What a second wave might look like.
5 min read
Epidemiological models and concepts like R can help in establishing where, how, when and for how long, the government needs to intervene to prevent the second wave.
Coronavirus: How to use a vaccine when it becomes available.
4 min read
A vaccine is at least a year away, but we need to start thinking about how we will roll it out now.