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Investigating the geographic and ethnic inequalities in the consequences of COVID-19 at the small area level

1st October 2021 by Kavita Bhopal

NIHR SPHR Summer Internship Scheme in Public Health Research Kavita Bhopal Supervisor: Alex Alexiou Introduction Many believe that the COVID-19 pandemic is a ‘great equaliser’, affecting anyone – even the most privileged. However, findings suggest that some communities are at greater risk because...

Exploring the predictive capability of SAVI index for COVID19 vulnerable communities during the second wave in England

10th May 2021 by Konstantinos Daras, Benjamin Barr

The Small Area Vulnerability Index (SAVI) is an empirically informed measure of COVID-19 vulnerability for the 6,789 Middle Super Output Area (MSOA) in England. The SAVI index investigates the association between four predictors (proportion of the population from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic...

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All places are equal, but are some places more equal than others? Regional variation and inequalities in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

23rd June 2020 by Tanith Rose, Alexandros Alexiou, Konstantinos Daras, Ben Barr

Tanith Rose, Alexandros Alexiou, Konstantinos Daras, Ben Barr NOTE: The blog post has been updated with the latest model changes of the SAVI index, as of July 6th, 2020. Reports that politicians, celebrities and members of the royal family have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have prompted some to...

Exploring the vulnerability to COVID19 between communities in England

18th June 2020 by Konstantinos Daras, Benjamin Barr

NOTE: The blog post has been updated with the latest model changes of the SAVI index, as of July 6th, 2020. We conducted a cross-sectional ecological analysis across the 6,791 Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs) in England. The Isles of Scilly (E02006781) and City of London (E02006781) have been...

Excess Deaths in April and May 2020 by Local Authority in England

16th June 2020 by Benjamin Barr and Alexandros Alexiou

Benjamin Barr and Alexandros Alexiou May 14, 2020 Updated June 18, 2020 We carried out a preliminary analysis of the latest data on the total number of deaths occurred in April and May 2020 by lower tier Local Authority in England. The map below shows the estimated excess deaths occurred from all...