The Science behind the pandemic
The COVID-19 marathon, in reality it’s more of relay
The COVID-19 marathon, in reality it’s more of relay. By Lisa Short You could be forgiven for waking each morning to feeling overwhelmed that overnight you’ve missed a month’s worth of information about medical advances, vaccine development, infection and death rate...
The vaccination race for COVID-19: A marathon update.
The vaccination race for COVID-19: A marathon update. by Lisa Short The development of a safe, effective and widely available Vaccine for COVID-19 as a tool which can contribute to the control of its spread and ultimately enable lifting of social and economic...
The Lancet COVID-19 Resource Centre
To assist health workers and researchers working under challenging conditions to bring this outbreak to a close, The Lancet has created a Coronavirus Resource Centre. This resource brings together new 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) content from across The...
The difference between the Coronavirus disease and the Virus
by Lisa Short, International Keynote Presenter | Ambassador | Strategic Advisor What is coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness in humans and many animals. These illnesses range from the very mild common...
What are the COIVID-19 tests?
by Philip Ingram MBE Some see a perceived lack of testing as the latest stick to beat the government up with the current COVID-19 crisis. The perception that is being left with the general public and with healthcare workers is that testing will provide some magic...
Where did COVID-19 come from?
Where did COVID-19 come from? Here conspiracy theories abound, as the reality is the origin of SARS-CoV-2 is only a scientific assessment. However, based on over 50 years research into coronaviruses and that the international scientific community is quick at checking...
What is COVID-19
The next question has to be, what is CoronaVirus and what is COVID-19? According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in the US (CDC), coronavirus is the name for a family of viruses that were first identified in the 1960’s. They are...
What is a Virus
What is a virus? The microbiological society describes a virus as the smallest of all microbes. With some, they are so small that 500 million could fit on to the head of a pin. They are unique because they are only alive and able to multiply inside the cells of other...