Features of 20 133 UK...Features of 20 133 UK patients in hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: prospective observational cohort study;, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on behalf of the ISARIC4C investigators1Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK2Intensive Care Unit, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK3Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK4National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and...…Features of 20 133 UK...Features of 20 133 UK patients in hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: prospective observational cohort study;, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on behalf of the ISARIC4C investigators1Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK2Intensive Care Unit, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK3Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK4National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and...WW…

Article TextEssayElectromagnetic fields, 5G and health: what about the precautionary principle?New fifth generation (5G) telecommunications systems, now being rolled out globally, have become the subject of a fierce controversy. Some health protection agencies and their scientific advisory committees have concluded that there is no conclusive scientific evidence of harm. Several recent reviews by independent scientists, however, suggest that there is significant uncertainty on this question, with rapidly emerging evidence of potentially harmful biological effects from radio frequency...…Article TextEssayElectromagnetic fields, 5G and health: what about the precautionary principle?New fifth generation (5G) telecommunications systems, now being rolled out globally, have become the subject of a fierce controversy. Some health protection agencies and their scientific advisory committees have concluded that there is no conclusive scientific evidence of harm. Several recent reviews by independent scientists, however, suggest that there is significant uncertainty on this question, with rapidly emerging evidence of potentially harmful biological effects from radio frequency...WW…

Gravediggers bury a deceased COVID-19 patient at the Parque Taruma cemetery, Manaus, Brazil, where the disease has caused a huge number of deaths.PHOTO: BRUNO KELLY/REUTERSHerd immunity is expected to arise when a virus cannot spread readily, because it encounters a population that has a level of immunity that reduces the number of individuals susceptible to infection. On page 288 of this issue, Buss et al. () describe the extent of the largely uncontrolled severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state in Brazil. Their data...…Gravediggers bury a deceased COVID-19 patient at the Parque Taruma cemetery, Manaus, Brazil, where the disease has caused a huge number of deaths.PHOTO: BRUNO KELLY/REUTERSHerd immunity is expected to arise when a virus cannot spread readily, because it encounters a population that has a level of immunity that reduces the number of individuals susceptible to infection. On page 288 of this issue, Buss et al. () describe the extent of the largely uncontrolled severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state in Brazil. Their data...WW…

Effect of school...Effect of school closures on mortality from coronavirus disease 2019: old and new predictions;, , , School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UKCorrespondence to: G J Ackland Objective To replicate and analyse the information available to UK policymakers when the lockdown decision was taken in March 2020 in the United Kingdom.Design Independent calculations using the CovidSim code, which implements Imperial College London’s individual based model, with data available in March 2020 applied to the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19)...…Effect of school...Effect of school closures on mortality from coronavirus disease 2019: old and new predictions;, , , School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, UKCorrespondence to: G J Ackland Objective To replicate and analyse the information available to UK policymakers when the lockdown decision was taken in March 2020 in the United Kingdom.Design Independent calculations using the CovidSim code, which implements Imperial College London’s individual based model, with data available in March 2020 applied to the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19)...WW…