Global public transport strategies changed significantly through the pandemic to help restrict the spread of SARS-CoV-2, keep travellers and workers safe and ensure service sustainability. UK Government guidance during phases of lock-down led to greatly reduced...
The COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the critical role of building ventilation as a measure for controlling infection transmission. With the substantial number of COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes worldwide, the effectiveness of ventilation is an important...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks of cases in workplaces have frequently been reported worldwide. Some industries have seen elevated rates of outbreaks, including healthcare settings, where the risk of exposure to patients with COVID-19 is high, and...
Theme 3 researchers from the PROTECT NCS , with additional funding from the ONS, analysed data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Coronavirus Infection Survey (CIS) to characterise vaccine uptake across occupational groups, and to examine vaccination uptake...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the operations and functionality of the public transport sector in the UK. This paper from Theme 3 researchers on the PROTECT NCS, and published in the BMC Public Health Journal reflects on the experience of this...
When it comes to controlling workplace transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, different workplaces and industrial sectors face different challenges, both in terms of likely transmission routes and which control measures can be practically,...
The spread of viruses through the air can be reduced by people wearing face coverings. The evidence suggests that face covering reduces with the removal of relevant legislation, partly due to habits not being formed.This paper from Theme 3 researchers of the PROTECT...
SARS-CoV-2 infection was spreading in the UK from January 2020, with the first recorded death from COVID-19 in March of the same year. Understanding the role of the workplace in the risk of COVID-19 is important but complex.In this piece of work, Theme 3 researchers...
The aerosol microenvironment is dynamic, exposing pathogens, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus, when exhaled in respiratory aerosol to extreme conditions of solute concentration, pH, and evaporative cooling. Yet surviving this environment...
UK local authorities that experience sustained high levels of COVID-19 are described as areas of enduring prevalence. This research, from Theme 3 of the PROTECT NCS, and published in the BMC journal of Public Health, was carried out to investigate reasons for...
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