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Newest firstIn susceptible patients, COVID-19 causes life-threatening disease driven by immune-mediated inflammatory lung injury. We have previously shown that multiple common host genetic variants are significantly associated with susceptibility to critical Covid-19, 1;2;3 and in one case, we demonstrated that such variants can inform development of new, effective drug treatment1;4. Here we report an association analysis of…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 spreads in hospitals, but the contribution of these settings to the overall COVID-19 burden at a national level is unknown. MethodsWe used comprehensive national English datasets and simulation modelling to determine the total burden (identified and unidentified) of symptomatic hospital-acquired infections. Those unidentified would either be 1) discharged before symptom onset ("missed"), or 2)…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundShort-term forecasts of infectious disease can aid situational awareness and planning for outbreak response. Here, we report on multi-model forecasts of Covid-19 in the UK that were generated at regular intervals starting at the end of March 2020, in order to monitor expected healthcare utilisation and population impacts in real time. MethodsWe evaluated the performance of individual model forecasts gene…
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