PinnedDavid SpiegelhalterinWintonCentreGetting baseline risks for case-control studiesGetting baseline risks for case-control studiesNov 3, 20201Nov 3, 20201
David SpiegelhalterTop tips to statisticians communicating through the media, especially in the time of COVID-19Kevin McConway (The Open University)* and David Spiegelhalter (University of Cambridge)**Jan 30, 20212Jan 30, 20212
David SpiegelhalterinWintonCentreWhy I am in a higher priority group for a vaccine than younger people with chronic health…The Joint Committee for Vaccines and Immunisation (JCVI) has released its priority list for getting a Covid vaccine, which is as follows:Dec 4, 20202Dec 4, 20202
David SpiegelhalterinWintonCentreWhat have been the fatal risks of Covid, particularly to children and younger adults?SummaryJun 13, 20208Jun 13, 20208
David SpiegelhalterIs SARS-CoV-2 viral load lower in young children than adults?Kevin McConway, ???May 25, 20205May 25, 20205
David SpiegelhalterinWintonCentreWhat are the risks of COVID? And what is meant by ‘the risks of COVID’?As COVID-19 changes from being seen as a societal threat to a problem in risk management, it is essential that we get a handle on the…May 13, 202012May 13, 202012
David SpiegelhalterinWintonCentreCOVID and ‘excess deaths’ in the week ending April 10thThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the latest data on death registrations at 9.30am on April 21st, covering the week ending…Apr 24, 20201Apr 24, 20201
David SpiegelhalterinWintonCentreDoes Covid raise everyone’s relative risk of dying by a similar amount? More evidence.In a popular blog published on March 21st (which seems a lifetime ago), I argued that the estimated mortality rate of people whilst…Apr 11, 20202Apr 11, 20202
David SpiegelhalterinWintonCentreHow much ‘normal’ risk does Covid represent?An article by Nick Triggle on BBC Online raises the issue of whether many deaths from COVID-19 would have occurred anyway as part of the…Mar 21, 202032Mar 21, 202032
David SpiegelhalterinWintonCentreCommunication about CoronavirusThere’s been some dire headlines about the current outbreak , such as ‘Virus Panic’ from the Daily Mirror last week, featuring one woman…Mar 2, 2020Mar 2, 2020