Coronavirus

Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 – What can the COVID-19 Infection Survey tell us?

Categories: Coronavirus, Office for National Statistics, ONS
A medical professional prepares an injection

As well as providing estimates on infection levels and antibodies, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey (CIS) collects information from participants on their vaccination status, providing some insight into vaccine effectiveness on variants, including Delta.

Our monthly visits to the same participants over an extended period allow us to see who becomes infected over time. Sarah Crofts explains more about our work on vaccine effectiveness:

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Keeping track of the testing, tracing and vaccination programmes: How we’re including the pandemic response in GDP

Categories: Coronavirus, Data, Economy

The policy response to the pandemic required ONS to record and measure lots of new types of economic activity, such as the test, trace and vaccination programmes. Philip Wales looks at how we are ensuring their impact on the economy will be properly measured.

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