Germ Defence

A website to help protect you, and the people you live with, from coronavirus.
Research funded by UKRI as part of the COVID-19 rapid response.

[IMO Charity @imocharity]

Our #covid detached team had a busy night, the #youngpeople informed about the online tool which shares advice on how to keep your household Covid free, what to do if a member of your household #tests positive https://t.co/cjwwz8mdy1 @BWDDPH @GermDefence @BwDDenise @OsmanSayyed

[Germ Defence @GermDefence]

We launched a year ago to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 at home, and now we've had over 500,000 people visit us! Thank you to everyone who has helped and supported us https://t.co/UhaWTBdq3T

[NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @HPRU_EBS]

Germ Defence website rolled out through GP practices in England to help reduce household #COVID19 infections: researchers from @HPRU_BSE @capcbristol @ARC_West are investigating the effectiveness of @GermDefence in preventing #coronavirus spread at home.
https://t.co/4U2NEsb51Z

[University of Bath @UniofBath]

💬 "We have to continue to reduce infection spread."

New research from @BathPsychology shows that people are still struggling to stick to some behaviour changes to limit transmission of the COVID-19 virus in the home. 🏠

https://t.co/exxLFH5CQ6

@GermDefence @benainsworth

[Natalie Bennett @natalieben]

#COVID19 - a useful website with practical guidance for reducing risk

Well done @unisouthampton @UniofBath @BristolUni

https://t.co/63BhMiu6z3

[Germ Defence @GermDefence]

@natalieben @unisouthampton @UniofBath @BristolUni Thank you. Much appreciated

[Germ Defence @GermDefence]

https://t.co/2ASVn2tiqx

[Germ Defence @GermDefence]

@RostronHeather The information is the same from any link 🙂

[University of Bath @UniofBath]

There are simple things we can all do to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus when family and friends visit over Christmas.

See how to help reduce infection spread with @GermDefence; a project from behavioural psychologists including @benainsworth.

https://t.co/3VBYxGAvV1

[Germ Defence @GermDefence]

@itsjillgardner Hi. Please be assured that we don't have your phone number, we are working with your General Practice and they contacted you. Full details of the study are here, but please feel free to message us with any more questions https://t.co/yc9HdEHAYh

[Germ Defence @GermDefence]

@Tim_Dafforn @coleridgeonline Hi Tim. Germ Defence is a website developed by 3 Universities & we're working with Primary Care to encourage people to use it to help protect themselves from Coronavirus. I'm really sorry if we caused your parents any distress. Important to know it might be seen as a scam.

[CAPC, Bristol @capcbristol]

Spread Germ Defence, not the virus! With people gathering at home for #Christmas, it's vital to stop the spread of #coronavirus in the home. Following advice from the @GermDefence website has been shown to reduce the spread of flu & other viruses.
See: https://t.co/nUeFY3zNY7

[NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @HPRU_EBS]

Find out more about the wide range of #COVID19 health protection research funded by @NIHRresearch, including @GermDefence led by @HPRU_BSE's Prof Lucy Yardley.
https://t.co/98JuwPsUFL
#WeAreTogether

[NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @HPRU_EBS]

The @GermDefence website draws on #behaviourchange techniques to help users think through & adopt better home hygiene and stronger infection control.
https://t.co/FORtyUfFPk
#COVID19 #coronavirus #StayAlert
@NIHRresearch @NIHRevidence @UKRI_News @NHSEngland @PHE_uk @LGAWellbeing

[Germ Defence @GermDefence]

Prof Lucy Yardley talking about Germ Defence 21 minutes in. https://t.co/z9oK9F3cxw

[Germ Defence @GermDefence]

Apologies to anyone trying to access the website yesterday evening. Prof Lucy Yardley was on BBC news talking about us and we had a lot of visitors. The website is available again this morning.