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

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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Quick off the mark: How the ONS is speeding up estimates of regional GDP

UK countryside

Tomorrow, the ONS will publish new, modelled estimates of growth across the UK’s nations and regions. Here Gemma Rabaiotti explains how the numbers are put together and how they will provide an early indication of activity in our regional economies that might be confirmed by the later headline figures.  

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