Since the start of December, a new variant known as Omicron entered the scene and has now swept rapidly across the UK, not only taking over Delta as the dominant strain, but also leading to record high numbers of COVID infections due to its highly transmissible nature.First identified in South Africa and now potentially on course to becoming the dominant COVID variant in other parts of the world too, Tim speaks to Professor Wendy Barclay about what makes this particular strain so dominant, how well our vaccines are working against it, and what it means for the future of COVID.
In this webinar, our experts answer your questions about the highly transmissible Omicron variant including how effective vaccines are against it, whether it really is more mild and what it can tell us about the future of COVID.
Read the blogIn this webinar, our experts discuss the origins of ZOE, how digital tools like apps are shaping healthcare, and what we can expect for the future.
In this webinar, our experts answer all your questions about immunosuppression and COVID vaccinations including whether they are safe, how effective they are, and how you can protect yourself when infection rates are high.
In this webinar, we hear about your personal experiences with Long COVID, and our experts discuss its definition, symptoms, and treatments.
In this webinar, our experts look at the evidence around COVID-19 and vaccination in pregnancy and whether vaccines can affect fertility.
In this webinar, our experts discuss how seriously COVID affects children, the risks of long COVID, and whether we should be vaccinating kids.
In this webinar, our experts discuss how well COVID-19 vaccines are working and whether we’ll need booster shots in the future.
In this webinar, our experts discuss what we have learned about long COVID over the past year, including how it’s defined, who is most likely to get it, potential treatments and the long-term implications.
In our latest webinar, our experts discuss what the Delta variant is, why it has become so dominant, and whether the vaccines can still protect us.
In our latest webinar, our experts share the results of our research into how your diet affects your COVID-19 risk, and how you can change what you eat to protect yourself during the pandemic.
In our latest webinar, our experts discuss how COVID-19 has affected our mental health and discuss some of the tactics you can use to help your wellbeing as the effects of pandemic drag on.
In our latest vaccine webinar, our experts compare the effectiveness and after effects of the two current UK COVID-19 vaccines and discuss how different people respond to the jab.
In our latest expert webinar, we reveal the initial findings from our survey investigating how diet and lifestyle habits have changed during the pandemic.
For the past month, people have been logging their vaccines in the ZOE COVID Symptom Study app. We look at initial data about how vaccination is impacting COVID-19 positivity rates and what after effects people experience.
Our expert panel discusses the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination in the UK, how things will change as new vaccines are approved, and the side effects you might experience after receiving a COVID-19 jab.
We spoke to immunologist Professor Peter Openshaw to find out whether COVID-19 vaccines are safe, who they will work for, and how they will change the course of the pandemic
We speak to our research leaders Professor Tim Spector and Professor Andy Chan about similarities and differences around COVID-19 in the USA and the UK - two countries with very different health systems and approaches to the crisis.