Martyn Fyles

Infectious disease modeller at UKHSA.

[Jonathon Mellor @jonathon_mellor]

New: Winter CIS publication 15 Feb 2024 released

Be sure to follow @RPatonOx for the updates and explainer on the new incidence rate metric

https://t.co/kmQYMBc2Qm

[Jonathon Mellor @jonathon_mellor]

NEW: Winter COVID-19 Infection Study

@UKHSA are back with our latest prevalence publication, you can find it here: https://t.co/Pxy4WPM8XG
Along with @ONS positivity: https://t.co/tE844CiNep

See below for the prevalence highlights:

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[Jonathon Mellor @jonathon_mellor]

NEW: Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study: 11 Jan 2024

@UKHSA Prevalence (estimated proportion of the population infected with SARS-CoV-2) has shown early signs of decreasing, down to 3.1%, up to 3 Jan 2024, in England and Scotland.

🧵👇

https://t.co/Pxy4WPM8XG

[Meaghan Kall has moved to Bluesky @kallmemeg]

NEW: Winter COVID Infection survey data released

• 4.2% prevalence in England and Scotland, up from 1.8% two weeks ago

Follow @jonathon_mellor, modeller from @UKHSA for excellent analysis ⤵️

[Jonathon Mellor @jonathon_mellor]

NEW: Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study, England and Scotland: 21 December 2023

Prevalence (estimated proportion of the population infected with SARS-CoV-2) has increased over the two weeks up to 13 December 2023, in England and Scotland

🧵👇

https://t.co/Pxy4WPM8XG

[Martyn Fyles @MartynFyles]

It's been a fantastic way to end my PhD studies, and I would like to thank all my supervisors and collaborators over the last few years. I'm very proud of the work we achieved, particularly during the pandemic

[Martyn Fyles @MartynFyles]

I'm a bit late in getting around to posting this, but I'm very happy to announce that I was selected as the Doctoral Research of the Year in the School of Natural Sciences at Manchester University

[Martyn Fyles @MartynFyles]

@BQuilty The Oupmh! range is really good, usually in the Sainsbury's freezer section. Also Linda McCartney hoisin duck, and Vivera brand all good

[Martyn Fyles @MartynFyles]

@ScienceShared @AdamJKucharski @ADMBriggs @DPH_MAshton @felly500 @SMHopkins @BWDDPH @andrewleedr @TAH_Sci A week of daily LFD testing seems like it would be more effective than a one-off-round of PCR testing. You would still be performing the same number of deliveries since LFDs come in 7s. As always, ultimately it will depend on uptake

[Plus Magazine @plusmathsorg]

Lateral flow tests are now a common feature in our lives. We talked to @fearon_liz , @MartynFyles and @DeirdreHoll about what impact these tests can have on managing #COVID19
https://t.co/0FHVzBr62I @JuniperConsort1

[Alasdair Munro @apsmunro]

There are some claims that the ongoing randomised trial of Daily Contact Testing (DCT) vs blanket quarantine/isolation in schools for cases of #COVID19 is "unethical"

Here is a short thread on why that is completely wrong

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[The Sharing Scientist @ScienceShared]

There is much furore over Ag-LFDs again this week, with the arguments often over-simplified, & even turning toxic.

It doesn't help that the government have, & are continuing to, lie their way through the pandemic.

But that doesn't mean Ag-LFDs are all bad...

A thread 👇

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[The Sharing Scientist @ScienceShared]

And still no one wants to talk about remove the barriers to self-isolation of infectious individuals by providing the right amount of support...

[Steven Riley @SRileyIDD]

We seem to be at a crossroads in our COVID response in England. It's different to March. Everyone understands the implications of social distancing and also of higher prevalence of the virus. Everyone seems to agree there are no easy choices. (1/n)

[Martyn Fyles @MartynFyles]

@RowlandKao No data that I'm aware of unfortunately, my working assumption is that the household isolation is occurring, but that many people do not respond to TTI

[Martyn Fyles @MartynFyles]

@TAH_Sci @jackiecassell I saw IDLES when they played Manchester last year, very positive experience

[Jon Read @JonRead15]

Please help us understand how social contact patterns in the UK are changing during the #COVID19 pandemic by taking the CoCoNet survey. Open to anyone living in the UK, takes 5-10 mins to complete: https://t.co/cCQz2i1ueO
With @JessicaBridgen. Please retweet 🙏

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

It's World #Hepatitis Day.
A #HepatitisFreeFuture is within reach 💪🏽

-Prevent infection among newborns
-Stop mother to child transmission
-Leave no one behind
-Expand access to testing & treatment
-Maintain essential hepatitis services during #COVID19

https://t.co/QmAPbhNwC0

[Martyn Fyles @MartynFyles]

@istvanzkiss @Di_SPACE_Lauro @lucberthouze @JC_Croix Really interesting read