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Community transmission and viral load kinetics of the SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in the UK: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study by Singanayagam, Anika, Hakki, Seran, Dunning, Jake, Madon, Kieran J, Crone, Michael A, Koycheva, Aleksandra, Derqui-Fernandez, Nieves, Barnett, Jack L, Whitfield, Michael G, Varro, Robert, Charlett, Andre, Kundu, Rhia, Fenn, Joe, Cutajar, Jessica, Quinn, Valerie, Conibear, Emily, Barclay, Wendy, Freemont, Paul S, Taylor, Graham P, Ahmad, Shazaad, Zambon, Maria, Ferguson, Neil M, Lalvani, Ajit, Badhan, Anjna, Dustan, Simon, Tejpal, Chitra, Ketkar, Anjeli V, Narean, Janakan Sam, Hammett, Sarah, McDermott, Eimear, Pillay, Timesh, Houston, Hamish, Luca, Constanta, Samuel, Jada, Bremang, Samuel, Evetts, Samuel, Poh, John, Anderson, Charlotte, Jackson, David, Miah, Shahjahan, Ellis, Joanna, Lackenby, Angie

“…The SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) variant is highly transmissible and spreading globally, including in populations with high vaccination rates. We aimed to…”
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Robust SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity is maintained at 6 months following primary infection by Zuo, Jianmin, Dowell, Alexander C., Pearce, Hayden, Verma, Kriti, Long, Heather M., Begum, Jusnara, Aiano, Felicity, Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Hoschler, Katja, Brooks, Tim, Taylor, Stephen, Hewson, Jacqueline, Hallis, Bassam, Stapley, Lorrain, Borrow, Ray, Linley, Ezra, Ahmad, Shazaad, Parker, Ben, Horsley, Alex, Amirthalingam, Gayatri, Brown, Kevin, Ramsay, Mary E., Ladhani, Shamez, Moss, Paul

“…The immune response to SARS-CoV-2 is critical in controlling disease, but there is concern that waning immunity may predispose to reinfection. We analyzed the…”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children: a prospective multicentre cohort study by Waterfield, Thomas, Watson, Chris, Moore, Rebecca, Ferris, Kathryn, Tonry, Claire, Watt, Alison, McGinn, Claire, Foster, Steven, Evans, Jennifer, Lyttle, Mark David, Ahmad, Shazaad, Ladhani, Shamez, Corr, Michael, McFetridge, Lisa, Mitchell, Hannah, Brown, Kevin, Amirthalingam, Gayatri, Maney, Julie-Ann, Christie, Sharon

“…BackgroundStudies based on molecular testing of oral/nasal swabs underestimate SARS-CoV-2 infection due to issues with test sensitivity, test timing and…”
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Children develop robust and sustained cross-reactive spike-specific immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection by Dowell, Alexander C., Butler, Megan S., Jinks, Elizabeth, Tut, Gokhan, Lancaster, Tara, Sylla, Panagiota, Begum, Jusnara, Bruton, Rachel, Pearce, Hayden, Verma, Kriti, Logan, Nicola, Tyson, Grace, Spalkova, Eliska, Margielewska-Davies, Sandra, Taylor, Graham S., Syrimi, Eleni, Baawuah, Frances, Beckmann, Joanne, Okike, Ifeanyichukwu O., Ahmad, Shazaad, Garstang, Joanna, Brent, Andrew J., Brent, Bernadette, Ireland, Georgina, Aiano, Felicity, Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Jones, Samuel, Borrow, Ray, Linley, Ezra, Wright, John, Azad, Rafaq, Waiblinger, Dagmar, Davis, Chris, Thomson, Emma C., Palmarini, Massimo, Willett, Brian J., Barclay, Wendy S., Poh, John, Amirthalingam, Gayatri, Brown, Kevin E., Ramsay, Mary E., Zuo, Jianmin, Moss, Paul, Ladhani, Shamez

“…SARS-CoV-2 infection is generally mild or asymptomatic in children but a biological basis for this outcome is unclear. Here we compare antibody and cellular…”
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Self-Reported Real-World Safety and Reactogenicity of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Vaccine Recipient Survey by Mathioudakis, Alexander G, Ghrew, Murad, Ustianowski, Andrew, Ahmad, Shazaad, Borrow, Ray, Papavasileiou, Lida Pieretta, Petrakis, Dimitrios, Bakerly, Nawar Diar

“…An online survey was conducted to compare the safety, tolerability and reactogenicity of available COVID-19 vaccines in different recipient groups. This survey…”
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Hospital length of stay for COVID-19 patients: Data-driven methods for forward planning by Vekaria, Bindu, Overton, Christopher, WiÅniowski, Arkadiusz, Ahmad, Shazaad, Aparicio-Castro, Andrea, Curran-Sebastian, Jacob, Eddleston, Jane, Hanley, Neil A, House, Thomas, Kim, Jihye, Olsen, Wendy, Pampaka, Maria, Pellis, Lorenzo, Ruiz, Diego Perez, Schofield, John, Shryane, Nick, Elliot, Mark J

“…Abstract Background Predicting hospital length of stay (LoS) for patients with COVID-19 infection is essential to ensure that adequate bed capacity can be…”
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Genomic and healthcare dynamics of nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 transmission by Ellingford, Jamie M, George, Ryan, McDermott, John H, Ahmad, Shazaad, Edgerley, Jonathan J, Gokhale, David, Newman, William G, Ball, Stephen, Machin, Nicholas, Black, Graeme Cm

“…Understanding the effectiveness of infection control methods in reducing and preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission in healthcare settings is of high importance…”
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Zika virus: management of infection and risk by Ahmad, Shazaad S Y, Amin, Tejal N, Ustianowski, Andrew

“…Zika virus has caused a self limiting pyrexial illness from Africa to South-East Asia for decades. Recently it has spread across the Pacific and in 2015 caused…”
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Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 genomic variation in response to molnupiravir treatment in the AGILE Phase IIa clinical trial by Donovan-Banfield, I’ah, Penrice-Randal, Rebekah, Goldswain, Hannah, Rzeszutek, Aleksandra M., Pilgrim, Jack, Bullock, Katie, Saunders, Geoffrey, Northey, Josh, Dong, Xiaofeng, Ryan, Yan, Reynolds, Helen, Tetlow, Michelle, Walker, Lauren E., FitzGerald, Richard, Hale, Colin, Lyon, Rebecca, Woods, Christie, Ahmad, Shazaad, Hadjiyiannakis, Dennis, Periselneris, Jimstan, Knox, Emma, Middleton, Calley, Lavelle-Langham, Lara, Shaw, Victoria, Greenhalf, William, Edwards, Thomas, Lalloo, David G., Edwards, Christopher J., Darby, Alistair C., Carroll, Miles W., Griffiths, Gareth, Khoo, Saye H., Hiscox, Julian A., Fletcher, Thomas

“…Molnupiravir is an antiviral, currently approved by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for treating at-risk COVID-19 patients,…”
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Serological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2: Six-month trends and antibody response in a cohort of public health workers by Harris, Ross J., Whitaker, Heather J., Andrews, Nick J., Aiano, Felicity, Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Flood, Jessica, Borrow, Ray, Linley, Ezra, Ahmad, Shazaad, Stapley, Lorraine, Hallis, Bassam, Amirthalingam, Gayatri, Höschler, Katja, Parker, Ben, Horsley, Alex, Brooks, Timothy J.G., Brown, Kevin E., Ramsay, Mary E., Ladhani, Shamez N.

“…Antibody waning after SARS-CoV-2 infection may result in reduction in long-term immunity following natural infection and vaccination, and is therefore a major…”
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) — Surveillance and testing in North England from 2012 to 2019 by Farooq, Hamzah Z., Davies, Emma, Ahmad, Shazaad, Machin, Nicholas, Hesketh, Louise, Guiver, Malcolm, Turner, Andrew J.

“…•MERS is an emerging infectious disease with high consequences.•PHE Manchester receives a high number of MERS surveillance samples.•Sputum samples are the…”
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Implementation of preventive measures to prevent COVID-19: a national study of English primary schools in summer 2020 by Sundaram, Neisha, Bonell, Chris, Ladhani, Shamez, Langan, Sinéad M, Baawuah, Frances, Okike, Ifeanychukwu, Ahmad, Shazaad, Beckmann, Joanne, Garstang, Joanna, Brent, Bernadette E, Brent, Andrew J, Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Aiano, Felicity, Hargreaves, James

“…We examined the feasibility of implementing preventive measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission across 105 English primary schools in summer 2020 via a…”
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Immunological imprinting of humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in children by Dowell, Alexander C., Lancaster, Tara, Bruton, Rachel, Ireland, Georgina, Bentley, Christopher, Sylla, Panagiota, Zuo, Jianmin, Scott, Sam, Jadir, Azar, Begum, Jusnara, Roberts, Thomas, Stephens, Christine, Ditta, Shabana, Shepherdson, Rebecca, Powell, Annabel A., Brent, Andrew J., Brent, Bernadette, Baawuah, Frances, Okike, Ifeanyichukwu, Beckmann, Joanne, Ahmad, Shazaad, Aiano, Felicity, Garstang, Joanna, Ramsay, Mary E., Azad, Rafaq, Waiblinger, Dagmar, Willett, Brian, Wright, John, Ladhani, Shamez N., Moss, Paul

“…Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 are globally dominant and infection rates are very high in children. We measure immune responses following Omicron BA.1/2…”
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Screening for asymptomatic neurosyphilis in HIV patients after treatment of early syphilis: an observational study by Tomkins, Andrew, Ahmad, Shazaad, Cousins, Darren E, Thng, Caroline M, Vilar, Francisco Javier, Higgins, Stephen P

“…To determine the prevalence of asymptomatic neurosyphilis (ANS) in HIV-positive individuals after treatment of early syphilis with single-dose benzathine…”
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Using statistics and mathematical modelling to understand infectious disease outbreaks: COVID-19 as an example by Overton, Christopher E., Stage, Helena B., Ahmad, Shazaad, Curran-Sebastian, Jacob, Dark, Paul, Das, Rajenki, Fearon, Elizabeth, Felton, Timothy, Fyles, Martyn, Gent, Nick, Hall, Ian, House, Thomas, Lewkowicz, Hugo, Pang, Xiaoxi, Pellis, Lorenzo, Sawko, Robert, Ustianowski, Andrew, Vekaria, Bindu, Webb, Luke

“…During an infectious disease outbreak, biases in the data and complexities of the underlying dynamics pose significant challenges in mathematically modelling…”
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Feasibility and acceptability of SARS-CoV-2 testing and surveillance in primary school children in England: Prospective, cross-sectional study by Aiano, Felicity, Jones, Samuel E. I, Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Flood, Jessica, Okike, Ifeanyichukwu, Brent, Andrew, Brent, Bernadette, Beckmann, Joanne, Garstang, Joanna, Ahmad, Shazaad, Baawuah, Frances, Ramsay, Mary E, Ladhani, Shamez N

“…Background The reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about widespread infection and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in educational…”
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Secondary attack rates in primary and secondary school bubbles following a confirmed case: Active, prospective national surveillance, November to December 2020, England by Powell, Annabel A, Ireland, Georgina, Baawuah, Frances, Beckmann, Joanne, Okike, Ifeanyichukwu O, Ahmad, Shazaad, Garstang, Joanna, Brent, Andrew J, Brent, Bernadette, Aiano, Felicity, Hargreaves, James, Langan, Sinéad M, Mangtani, Punam, Nguipdop-Djomo, Patrick, Sturgess, Joanna, Oswald, William, Halliday, Katherine, Rourke, Emma, Dawe, Fiona, Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Kall, Meaghan, Zambon, Maria, Poh, John, Ijaz, Samreen, Lackenby, Angie, Elli, Joanna, Brown, Kevin E, Diamond, Sir Ian, Ramsay, Mary E, Ladhani, Shamez N

“…Following the full re-opening of schools in England and emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant, we investigated the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in students…”
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Perceptions of adolescents on the COVID-19 pandemic and returning to school: qualitative questionnaire survey, September 2020, England by Powell, Annabel A, Ireland, Georgina, Aiano, Felicity, Flood, Jessica, Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Beckmann, Joanne, Garstang, Joanna, Okike, Ifeanyichukwu, Ahmad, Shazaad, Ramsay, Mary E, Ladhani, Shamez N, Baawuah, Frances

“…Abstract Background Little is known about the views of adolescents returning to secondary school during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In September…”
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Author Correction: Robust SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity is maintained at 6 months following primary infection by Zuo, Jianmin, Dowell, Alexander C., Pearce, Hayden, Verma, Kriti, Long, Heather M., Begum, Jusnara, Aiano, Felicity, Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Hoschler, Katja, Brooks, Tim, Taylor, Stephen, Hewson, Jacqueline, Hallis, Bassam, Stapley, Lorrain, Borrow, Ray, Linley, Ezra, Ahmad, Shazaad, Parker, Ben, Horsley, Alex, Amirthalingam, Gayatri, Brown, Kevin, Ramsay, Mary E., Ladhani, Shamez, Moss, Paul

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Parents’ and teachers’ attitudes to and experiences of the implementation of COVID-19 preventive measures in primary and secondary schools following reopening of schools in autumn 2020: a descriptive cross-sectional survey by Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin, Bertran, Marta, Kall, Meaghan, Ireland, Georgina, Aiano, Felicity, Powell, Annabel, Jones, Samuel E, Brent, Andrew J, Brent, Bernadette E, Baawuah, Frances, Okike, Ifeanychukwu, Beckmann, Joanne, Garstang, Joanna, Ahmad, Shazaad, Sundaram, Neisha, Bonell, Chris, Langan, Sinéad M, Hargreaves, James, Ladhani, Shamez N

“…ObjectiveTo assess implementation and ease of implementation of control measures in schools as reported by staff and parents.DesignA descriptive…”
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