Meaghan Kall has moved to Bluesky Every one of those 'cases' is a person who has to isolate leading to effects beyond health e.g. disruptions to families, workplaces, schools, supply chains, utilities, emergency services, businesses etc. I just hope they've got business continuity plans ready to go into action...

The 2022 New Year Honours list has been announced. gov.uk/government/pub… Congratulations to all recipients!

Dominant variants in gingerbread man form. From left to right, Alpha, Delta, Omicron.

Thanks everyone for the many wonderful messages celebrating the announcement of my #CBE award.🙏🙏 I am thrilled and humbled to be recognised in this way, alongside so many inspirational UK Health Security Agency NHS and Department of Health and Social Care colleagues for their accomplishments in health and beyond!

As we enter the third year of the #COVID pandemic, I am inspired by the professionalism, resilience and contributions of my amazing #publichealth colleagues, relentless in their commitment to keeping us all safe and well. We start 2022 armed with new knowledge, hope and purpose.

I am truly privileged to lead and work with incredible public health and NHS teams, in London and around the nation, who are committed to improving #health, tackling #healthinequalities, building #resilientcommunities and providing high quality health and care services for all.

They exemplify the best of public health and should be proud of what we have achieved working together, standing ready for the many challenges and opportunities ahead. UKHSA London region Office for Health Improvement and Disparities ADPH London Amber Hamilton London Councils NHS London UK Health Security Agency NHS Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan Department of Health and Social Care

Happier waves: antibody levels in England, Dec 2020 - Dec 2021

The #DowningStreetParty after the suitcase full of cheap CO-OP blush arrived.

A thousand fin whales!!

Downing Street officials offered to waive restrictions on mourners for Prince Philip’s funeral. The Queen refused, on the grounds she wanted to set an example rather than be an exception to the rules. So they threw two parties instead. Full story in the brand new Private Eye.

David (proportional hazards) Cox died yesterday. Every single scientist should take a minute to honor him.

"Epidemiology for the uninitiated" by Geoffrey Rose and others is now online The BMJ 🥳🎉bmj.com/about-bmj/reso… The misleading "floating numerators" that were widely tweeted on eg long covid in children could have been avoided if their authors had read this

Christ! This is like waiting for the pub to open in the morning. #SueGrayReport

Great explanation of the importance of phylogenetic relationships when squeezing SARS CoV-2 into boxes.

Our paper on SGTF and Omicron is out and about. Good work Paula Bianca Blomquist, iain lake and all co-authors. eurosurveillance.org/content/10.280…

The second largest whale in the world - Fin Whale

'Edyf’ meaning threads, is the latest album from 21-year-old Cerys Hafana, one of the few people in the world who plays the Welsh triple harp. She joins anita rani to play live in the studio & discuss the threads she has drawn between old Welsh ballads and current folk music.