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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Grant number: C19-IUC-413

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof. Naomi Allen

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Oxford

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Not applicable

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

20,000 volunteers recruited who agreed to provide finger-prick blood sample every month for 6 months and complete symptom survey. First results published in July. Now extending to all 500,000 UK Biobank participants using lateral flow tests during Q1 2021. Will also be used as recruitment frame for imaging study selecting 3000 people with and without evidence of prior Covid to assess effects of SARS-CoV-2 on major organs.