Reading in the news - Fri 29 Jan
29 January 2021

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic
- Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to BBC News Channel about Germany's decision not to give the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to over 65s. Clips were used in news bulletins on Radio 5 Live, Radio 2, Radio 4, and across local BBC radio. Dr Clarke was also quoted in the , and , and was interviewed for Korean radio (from 10 mins).
- Dr Clarke spoke to LBC (interviewed live and clips repeated throughout the day) about production problems with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Europe.
- Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is quoted by about scaling up production for mass testing for Covid-19 in the UK and The Big Issue (in print) on rapid tests.
#WeAreTogether: Reading's work to tackle the coronavirus crisis
Flexible flight paths: reports on a study by Cathie Wells and Paul Williams (Meteorology) showing airlines can save fuel by redirecting aircraft to fly in, or around, the jet stream. , and watch our video . Coastal archaeology: Professor Martin Bell (Archaeology) appears on a documentary, Julia Blackburn and the Suffolk coast, about the history and landscape of this coastline. Other coverage: