How big are the blood-clot risks of the AZ jab? | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters theguardian.com/theobserver/co…

Just heard someone on the radio comparing the early successes of Obama and Biden and saying how much better Biden is doing. No mention of white privilege. Surprise, Surprise.

Everyone is saying we are only safe when the whole world is vaccinated against COVID-19, but how can the political leaders who have failed to ensure significant sections of their own populations are vaccinated be relied upon to vaccinate the rest of the world?

The American Medical Association is on a journey to counter historical structural racism in medicine, read my contribution to the progress they are making. medicalnewstoday.com/articles/struc…

On the packed trains today. Stratford to Clapham Junction, very few wore a mask. Moorgate to Hertford North, almost everyone wore a mask. Why would those who commute across London fear the virus less than those who commute out of London. Could this tell us about vaccine uptake?

I watched with incredulity in early 2020 as scientists implied that genes linked to race was the reason Black people were disproportionately dying from COVID. This racialized the virus/vaccine, scientists/doctors must understand that race is only a social construct. #COVIDReport

The study suggesting a variant in the LZTFL1 gene in south Asians makes them more susceptible to COVID-19 is interesting, but does not explain the vastly different impacts on Bangladeshis and Indians or why Black Africans who do not have the variant are just as susceptible.

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If you are young and healthy, but not fully vaccinated, you may not be at significant personal risk from covid-19, but whenever you go out, particularly without a mask, you are inviting the virus to use you as a springboard to infect the vulnerable.

Read my op-ed on why headlines about new discoveries linking genes, race and susceptibility to COVID-19 are not always what they appear. medicalnewstoday.com/articles/why-a…

For my booster I was asked to decide between Pfizer and Moderna, as a scientist who understands vaccines, and toxicology I don't have the information to chose, how are members of the public expected to chose? they should have said, we have both so you can chose. A big difference.

Be careful out there, Omicron is so transmissible and dangerous because most do not realise they have been infected (asymptomatic) and continue their normal behaviour including spreading the virus. This is the logical evolution for a virus that will be with us for a long time.

It is always good to get the chance to highlight the lack of Black academics and Professors in UK higher education. inews.co.uk/news/education…

If anyone wants to know what to do about the challenges highlighted in the NHS race & health observatory report on ethnic inequalities in healthcare. Read the recommendations from Beyond the Data: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on BAME Communities (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Nothing new but worth saying again. inews.co.uk/news/health/lo…

Almost all the actions to address the shocking level of Black men being diagnosed with mental health illness are around diagnosis and treatment; commendable, but we also need to address the structural factors driving Black men to develop mental health issues in the first place.

Inequalities in health outcomes is linked to inequalities in clinical research, but the problem is even more complex. thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-opin…

Just had this published in The Conversation Africa today. theconversation.com/cough-syrup-ca…

A new gene therapy treatment for Sickle Cell Disease was recently approved. My video to explains how it works and some safety concerns aimed at anyone regardless of scientific knowledge. youtube.com/watch?v=5P2jwR…