PinnedPublished inWintonCentreGetting baseline risks for case-control studiesGetting baseline risks for case-control studiesNov 3, 2020A response icon1Nov 3, 2020A response icon1
Top 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, 2021A response icon2Jan 30, 2021A response icon2
Published inWintonCentreWhy 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, 2020A response icon2Dec 4, 2020A response icon2
Published inWintonCentreWhat have been the fatal risks of Covid, particularly to children and younger adults?SummaryJun 13, 2020A response icon8Jun 13, 2020A response icon8
Is SARS-CoV-2 viral load lower in young children than adults?Kevin McConway, ???May 25, 2020A response icon5May 25, 2020A response icon5
Published inWintonCentreWhat 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, 2020A response icon12May 13, 2020A response icon12
Published inWintonCentreCOVID 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, 2020A response icon1Apr 24, 2020A response icon1
Published inWintonCentreDoes 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, 2020A response icon2Apr 11, 2020A response icon2
Published inWintonCentreHow 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, 2020A response icon32Mar 21, 2020A response icon32
Published inWintonCentreCommunication 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