Ahead of the winter influenza season in 2020-21, UNCOVER explored the implications of COVID-19 for national influenza immunisation strategies. There is a substantial burden on healthcare services during the winter, largely due to circulating seasonal influenza viruses. Ahead of the 2020-21 influenza season in the UK, UNCOVER carried out a comparative review of findings from the 2020 influenza season in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as exploring national and regional recommendations for influenza vaccination in the context of COVID-19. This area of work is ongoing. If you are a volunteer interested in joining this review, or an external organisation interested in partnering with UNCOVER, please get in touch with us. Please take note of the dates of reviews and publications. Reviews produced early in the pandemic may have been superseded by more recent findings. Publications Influenza vaccination strategies for 2020-21 in the context of COVID-19 Read the article Published in: Journal of Global Health (Dec 2020) By: Wang, X., Kulkarni, D., Dozier, M., Hartnup, K., Paget, J., Campbell, H., Nair, H. Reviews and Summaries Rapid Reviews: Select parameters and modes of transmission of seasonal and pandemic influenza, and of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Document Cover Sheet - Rapid Reviews of select parameters and modes of transmission of seasonal and pandemic influenza, and of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (174.37 KB / PDF) Document What are the parameters (attack rates, generation intervals, latent period, incubation period, duration of infectiousness, reproduction number) and modes of transmission of seasonal and pandemic influenza? A rapid review. (2.14 MB / PDF) By: McSwiggan, E., Atkins, N., Bhattacharyya, U., Devine, C., Dozier, M., Lee, B., Rust, M., Zawiejska, A., Kulkarni, D., Nundy, M., Theodoratou, E., McQuillan, R. Document What are the parameters (attack rates, generation intervals, latent period, incubation period, duration of infectiousness, reproduction number) and modes of transmission of RSV [respiratory syncytial virus]? A rapid review. (1.69 MB / PDF) By: McSwiggan, E., Dozier, M., Gornall-Wick, A., Hayward, T., Krishan, P., Kulkarni, D., Nundy, M., McQuillan, R., Theodoratou, E. A Living Review Examining the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Activity (Weekly Updates) Document WHO UNCOVER Living Review 1 (352.25 KB / 021_TO_22) Document WHO UNCOVER Living Review 2 (284.87 KB / 021_TO_29) Document WHO UNCOVER Living Review 3 (361.52 KB / 08) Document WHO UNCOVER Living Review 4 (410.53 KB / 09) By: Kulkarni, D., Ashcroft, T., Lee, B., Nundy, M., Hartnup, K., Theodoratou, E., McQuillan, R., Shi, T. Summary: National Influenza Immunisation Strategies in the COVID-19 Era Document uncover-022-influenza-summary (220.51 KB / PDF) Document uncover-022-influenza-table (166.8 KB / PDF) By: Nair, H., Wang, X., Kulkarni, D., Dozier, M., Hartnup, K., Campbell, H. Student Dissertations If you are interested in completing an extended project or Masters dissertation on a related topic, UNCOVER may be able to offer practical support, (co-)supervision and/or peer mentorship. Please contact our Project Manager for more information. Blogs, Interviews and Talks Meet the Team - Influenza, RSV and COVID-19 (2021) Dr Ruth McQuillan Review Lead View Profile Professor Evropi Theodoratou Review Lead View Profile Dr Ting Shi Adviser View Profile Durga Kulkarni Review Team Coordinator Dr Rima Nundy Review Team Dr Thulani Ashcroft Review Team Bohee Lee Review Team View Profile Karen Hartnup Information Specialist Dr Xue Li Review Team Dr Emma Farfan de los Godos Review Team Amanda Leow Review Team Eldad Agyei-Manu Review Team Vaishali Vardhan Review Team Ningxin Chen Review Team Liying Xu Review Team Yajing Zhou Review Team Meet the Team - Influenza and COVID-19 (2020) Professor Harish Nair Review Lead View Profile Marshall Dozier Information Specialist View Profile Dr Xin Wang Review Team View Profile Durga Kulkarni Review Team Karen Hartnup Information Specialist Professor Harry Campbell Review Team View Profile Expression of Interest This article was published on 2024-09-24
