Prof Dan Davis has written in The Sunday Times about the recent controversy surrounding the 'Monkeypox' virus, with the WHO finding the name stigmatising, and the importance of considering the broader impact when naming diseases/conditions. Dan traces the history of...
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The fall of COVID.
Dan Davis, Professor of Immunology at the University, is one of several experts to give their take on the pandemic to The Daily Mirror. He says it won't be over by October and we need to wait and see whether opening up in this way strongly affects viral transmission...
What it will take to live with Covid – masks, unpredictable winter and ‘cumbersome’ trips.
In the Mirror, Prof Dan Davis answers seven key questions about living with COVID-19 in the future, highlighting the need for people to remain adaptable. He adds that it will take time for things to return to ‘normal’, and some things – such as face coverings and...
The occurrence of blood clots in recipients of the Oxford Vaccine
[approx. 4:40PM], Prof Dan Davis said the occurrence of blood clots in recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was no more than would be expected by chance in the millions of patients who have had the jab.Oulet: LBC Related Contact Us...
How your state of mind could affect your Covid jab.
From psychological stress to sleep deprivation, all have shown to affect immune responses to other vaccinations.Prof Dan Davis at the University of Manchester spoke to the Guardian around how COVID-19 research during the pandemic might reveal more about the different...
Global experiment in vaccine tech.
Prof Dan Davis said the “global experiment in vaccine tech” that has taken place over the last year will help to inform vaccine science going forward. Outlet: The Times Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of...
COVID-19 vaccines still induce a strong enough immune response.
Prof Dan Davis says that data from South Africa seems to show that COVID-19 vaccines still induce a strong enough T-cell response to protect against severe disease caused by the coronavirus variant identified there. Outlet: The Times Related ...
Vaccine rollout in the UK.
Prof Daniel Davis comments on the vaccine roll out in the UK.Outlet: LBC Radio Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK Connect With Us ...
New variant of COVID-19 and vaccination
Prof Daniel Davis comments on a new study which seems to show that a variant of COVID-19 first identified in South Africa can evade antibodies. Prof Davis says what happens in a lab may not directly correlate with the “complex immune response in the body”, and urged...
New COVID variant in U.S. may now be dominant form, scientists say
Prof Dan Davis comments on COVID-19 variants.Outlet: NewsweekRead this article on Newsweek's website Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK Connect With Us ...