NEW—"In light of these findings, any proposed approach to achieve herd immunity through natural infection is not only highly unethical, but also unachievable" Comment from I Eckerle & B Meyer on #ENECOVID study of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Spain hubs.ly/H0sbXTW0

FRESHER'S FAIR IS ALMOST HERE! We are so excited to welcome Freshers this year (and any Refreshers too!). Have a look at this amazing animation showcasing OncSoc in under a minute! Find us on the Medsoc page: uobmedsoc.com/ubms-oncsoc-on… Visit us on zoom: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99373909478

Some great vaccine myth busting summary images to share

Maggie, who turns 91 next week, said, 'I feel so privileged. It’s the best early birthday present I could wish for because I can finally look forward to spending time with my family and friends in the New Year after being on my own for most of the year.' england.nhs.uk/2020/12/landma…

This week has marked the last day of my semester 1 placement. It has honestly been a great way to start clinical years and I will miss all the friendly faces I’ve met during these last 12 weeks!

Lateral flow tests cannot rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection bmj.com/content/371/bm… Summary of the evidence and concerns about the poor sensitivity of Innova here, summarised together with angela raffle.

Such a shame to see we aren’t participating in the Erasmus programme anymore. Hopefully the new scheme setup by the UK can provide the same opportunities and experience

Tomorrow's Astrazeneca reporting (and indeed today's) is a real test of whether the media can report mildly complicated science without dangerously sensationalising it.

Pleased to join the UoB SurgSoc committee as the Head of Vascular Surgery. Looking forward to running events and improve understanding of this speciality!

Incredible how much approachable, engaging consultants, junior docs and staff can impact your interest in a speciality. Had a great time in my dermatology rotation this week.

So I’m making notes on dermatology and Microsoft Word’s automatic attempt at describing the image pasted from a website is quite funny

Fun times when you find out the changes to UKFPO for 23/24 through Reddit