Ed Sucksmith

We're less than 15 months into the pandemic & here I am getting my 1st dose of a safe & effective vaccine. Science rocks! 🤓 Very efficient process at the Waldron Health Centre. Huge thanks to all involved #VaccinesSaveLives #COVIDVaccination https://t.co/sS9lem8vWK

RT @bmj_company: Autistic people across Europe have not only struggled to access standard health and care services during the pandemic, but…

RT @MohammadRazai: Our response to the govt report on ethnic disparities now @bmj_latest It lacks the scientific credibility and authority…

Indeed. A big reason why, for 10 years now, BMJ Open has been publishing (peer reviewed) study protocols before the results are in.

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“The early publication of study protocols is a verifiable public commitment to conduct the study as planned and thus evinces trustworthiness.” @1daysooner @charlesweijer https://t.co/KIrihf2P70

Chile hit by 2nd covid wave despite one of the highest vaccination rates in the world "there needs to be a clear message that vaccines are just one part of combatting the pandemic. It does not mean that we can forget the basics like social distancing.." https://t.co/sM8LAtl8Mq

In this week's blog post for @BMJ_Open I do a Q&A with Samantha Vanderslott from the Oxford Vaccine Group. Sam talks to me about vaccine uptake and offers advice for improving patients' vaccine confidence. https://t.co/6hQDQNCjFT #VaccinesSaveLives #CovidVaccine

RT @devisridhar: New Guardian column on preparing for next pandemic- whether pandemic flu or AMR. We need to invest in: 1. Global viral sur…

"(University) rankings are artificial zero-sum games..it is not realistic that a university can only improve its reputation for performance exclusively at the expense of other universities’ reputations." |The absurdity of university rankings https://t.co/wiCWla1ZOd

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RT @Azeem_Majeed: Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent severe illness and death from Covid-19, and accelerate the re-opening of s…

Lots of great talks in this webinar from The BMJ on so-called ‘Zero Covid’. The ‘for and against zero covid’ session by @dgurdasani1 and John Ioannidis is definitely worth a watch. I personally found Deepti’s case for elimination a lot more convincing.. https://t.co/ewJeGaI0yQ