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Kent variant Real name: B.1.1.7 When was it discovered? The variant was first found in the South East of England and can be traced back to September 2020. What mutations does it have? It has 23 mutations, some of which change the shape of the spike protein on its outside. The main mutation is known as N501Y. … Read more
Sir Winston’s Churchill’s legacy will be reviewed by the Imperial War Museum as bosses examine his views on ‘sensitive topics’ in wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. Internal documents reveal discussions are taking place at the museum that holds the Churchill War Rooms. Museum bosses have called for examination into the wartime leader’s views after … Read more
University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more
A former Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan has predicted there WON’T be a race war in America because the power of the Black Lives Matter and Antifa movements is ‘nothing’. Bill Wilkinson, 77, from Denham, Louisiana – once the most powerful white supremacist in the world – told DailyMail.com: ‘They don’t have a … Read more
Rival vaccines being developed by Oxford and Imperial may be combined to beat coronavirus, expert says Oxford University’s vaccine is already being tested on at least 1,000 people Professor Robin Shattock said they could well be used together because the way they work differs Scientists increasingly think booster jabs will be needed to maintain protection … Read more
Human trials of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 will begin in the UK next week. Imperial College London’s team has built a vaccine which it hopes will provide immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. The vaccine will enter phase one and two human clinical trials with 300 people on June 15, the university … Read more
Italy will be hit by a more deadly second coronavirus wave as it eases lockdown, according to a sobering report from Imperial College London. Researchers modelled how the virus would spread in three scenarios – if the nation stayed in quarantine or if Italians increased their movements by 20 per cent and 40 per cent. … Read more
A professor at Imperial College London claims there may never be a coronavirus vaccine and governments will have to respond to future outbreaks with lockdowns. Dr David Nabarro, a special envoy to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Covid-19, said no ‘absolute assumption’ can be made ‘that a vaccine will appear at all’. The global health professor … Read more
Dear Colleagues, We hope that you had a chance to rest and enjoy the holiday weekend. Yesterday the government announced that the lockdown will continue for three more weeks. Our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones and others who are suffering from the coronavirus or other illnesses. While we hope that … Read more
Imperial College London have won the final of University Challenge against Corpus Christi of Cambridge, scoring 275 points while their opponents managed just 105. Both impressive teams had come to the show with no defeats, but fans were eager to see two of the contestants – Brandon Blackwell, of Imperial College , and Ian Wang, of Corpus Christi – battle … Read more