Occupations such as #teachers, #healthcare & warehouse workers have been at increased risk of #COVID19 infection at some stages of the pandemic, but the risk has varied between infection waves. Read analysis by our researchers (@SF_Bea1e & co.): sites.manchester.ac.uk/covid19-nation… #preprints

Be part of industry guiding research. Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) are exploring opinions of workers and the public on the wearing of face coverings in small consulting rooms within retail environments. Take part here: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PROTECTstudy PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study #facecovering #covid19

Our work to understand #COVID19 virus transmission, inform government policy and industry practice, and leave a legacy for UK #pandemic preparedness, will continue into 2023. Find out more about our ongoing projects and how you can inform our priorities: sites.manchester.ac.uk/covid19-nation…

Do you have a role in controlling transmission of the #COVID19 virus? We want to hear from those in government and industry, as well as workers and the public, about the knowledge gaps you need filling. Help shape the next stage of the #PROTECT study: sites.manchester.ac.uk/covid19-nation…

My 13 year old daughter is fundraising for her place at the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea in 2023 by selling her artwork. If you’d like to buy anything or commission a piece from her, please check out her website. Thanks 🙏 zart456443199.wordpress.com

I hadn't heard of parosmia until my 13-year-old daughter developed it post-COVID. My feature looks at the mental health impact of this smell/taste disorder and potential treatments pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/featur… #LongCovid @carlphilpott Fifth Sense @AbScentUK ENT UK @GCChemosensoryR

Sector specific evidence report using data, evidence & knowledge on public transport (infection, risk, prevention COVID-19) PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study: tinyurl.com/mr2jnweb @Martievt Nicola Gartland Sarah Policy@Manchester The University of Manchester Neil Pearce Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Thomas Ashton Institute for Risk & Regulation

Excess mortality in essential workers during first Covid-19 wave jech.bmj.com/content/early/…

Last year we called for academic bids for funding, using data generated by the #COVID19 survey to understand more about this novel virus. We awarded three bids with funding and today I’m happy to say we’ve published their results. Below I’ve summarised the three bids!

Here is a taster of our analyses exploring the reasons for occupational differences in COVID and long COVID with @Martievt @jd_wilko Vahé Nafilyan Dr Rhiannon Edge Neil Pearce Vittal Katikireddi funded by Office for National Statistics (ONS) with support from colleagues in PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study

Occupational differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection: analysis of the UK ONS COVID-19 infection survey jech.bmj.com/content/early/…

How should randomisation be described to patients and the public? The EXCELSIOR project has collected descriptions from participant information leaflets and needs patient & public (PPI) views on which works best. There's a €20 voucher as thank-you. forms.office.com/r/9qjJDcBSXK

New publication using two UK cohorts to explore the relationship between workplace exposures and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Work with @Martievt @SF_Bea1e @jd_wilko Neil Pearce and many others. Part of PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study

The BMJ wants to publish the gold not the mould, the frankincense not the makes-no-sense, and the myrrh not the urrgghh. This list of 12 statistical issues routinely encountered during peer review aims to help authors of future submissions #ChristmasBMJ bmj.com/content/379/bm…

Good news for SWATers! NIHR has now expanded SWATs (and their systematic review cousins, SWARs) to most NIHR programmes and has increased funding to up to £30k. nihr.ac.uk/documents/stud…

NIHR is expanding its support for SWATs and SWARs to most NIHR programmes and is now offering up to £30k per study. There's some new guidance too on what you need to write about SWATs in Stage 1 and Stage 2 NIHR proposals: nihr.ac.uk/documents/tria…

Our paper led by Sarah: "Representation of published core outcome sets in practice guidelines" is out in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology jclinepi.com/article/S0895-… COMET

Study found increasing use of core outcome sets in Cochrane systematic reviews and identified facilitators and barriers - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology jclinepi.com/article/S0895-…