Reading in the news - Wed 3 Feb

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic 

• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) was interviewed on BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle and KCBS-AM radio in California about the Sputnik vaccine, and his comment piece in the Lancet was mentioned in reports worldwide, including BBC World, BBC New Online, Sky News, Mail Online, the Times, Financial Times, the Telegraph, Huffington Post, Reuters, Bloomberg, France 24, Deutsche Welle, Moscow Times, Shanghai Daily, Science Times and Sydney Morning Herald.
• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) spoke to ITV Good Morning Britain, ITV News London, LBC, Metro, Mail Online, Independent and New Delhi Times about door to door testing for new variant, LBC News about the Ox/AZ vaccine.
• Dr Al Edwards (Pharmacy) is also quoted in several reports on the effectiveness of the Sputnik vaccine, including in New Scientist and the Telegraph, Independent, France 24 and Moscow Times; and by UnHerd on virus mutations and vaccines.

Support for students: BBC News Online and The Tab report on the open letter sent by a group of universities, including Reading, calling on the government to support students affected by the pandemic. Read the letter here.

Other coverage

• Wokingham Today reports on a new Reading project making healthy food more available to poorer communities.
• The Daily Star mention Reading research showing orange juice and other food and drinks with flavonoids, boost blood flow to the brain.