Extra money has been allocated to the programme that will enable researchers across its 19 government and academic partner institutions to continue to improve our understanding of how the COVID-19 virus is transmitted, responding dynamically to the new questions and challenges posed by the ever-changing \u2018on the ground\u2019 situation of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
This extension will also help ensure the knowledge, research methods and networks created by PROTECT are preserved to improve both the UK\u2019s preparedness for future pandemics, and our ability to manage other endemic respiratory diseases.<\/p>\n
The PROTECT programme currently supports almost 40 research projects across six themes<\/a><\/span> and a diverse range of scientific disciplines, including microbiology, epidemiology, building science, behavioural science and mathematical modelling. The latest projects to get underway include:<\/p>\n Professor Andrew Curran, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Health and Safety Executive and PROTECT study lead, said: <\/strong>\u201cI am delighted that we are able to continue the PROTECT study for another year, during which we will work to secure its legacy. Since October 2020, the programme has played an important role in informing the UK\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as by affirming the critical importance of good ventilation as a virus control measure.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI am immensely proud that over the past year and a half our researchers have made such important progress in improving the UK\u2019s capacity to understand and respond to both pandemic and endemic respiratory diseases, acting in a responsive way as new challenges emerged. Looking forwards, it is vital that this progress is not wasted. The knowledge, methods and collaborations established must be preserved and harnessed, such that when the next pandemic comes, we are not starting with a blank piece of paper.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Sir Patrick Vallance, UK Government Chief Scientific Advisor, who established the COVID-19 National Core Studies programme of which PROTECT is a part, said:<\/strong> \u201cThe National Core Studies have been a crucial programme for the production and coordination of research needed to answer key strategic, policy and operational questions throughout the pandemic. 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