Publications by authors named "Charlotte Gaughan"
Article Synopsis
- Syndromic surveillance traditionally depends on healthcare-seeking patients, but this study suggests that involving community cohorts can yield valuable insights, especially given the presence of multiple respiratory viruses during the 2022/23 winter season in the UK.
- The research analyzed data from nearly 33,000 tests, revealing SARS-CoV-2, RSV, and influenza A/B positivity rates, with peaks of these viruses occurring at different times and varying by age group, highlighting that younger individuals were most affected by RSV and older individuals by SARS-CoV-2.
- Findings indicated that many individuals who tested positive reported few symptoms, complicating the ability to distinguish between the viruses solely based on symptoms, and
Background: Despite generally high coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rates in the UK, vaccination hesitancy and lower take-up rates have been reported in certain ethnic minority communities.
Methods: We used vaccination data from the National Immunisation Management System (NIMS) linked to the 2011 Census and individual health records for subjects aged ≥40 years (n = 24 094 186). We estimated age-standardized vaccination rates, stratified by ethnic group and key sociodemographic characteristics, such as religious affiliation, deprivation, educational attainment, geography, living conditions, country of birth, language skills and health status.
Objective: To examine inequalities in COVID-19 vaccination rates among elderly adults in England.
Design: Cohort study.
Setting: People living in private households and communal establishments in England.
Background: COVID-19 mortality risk is associated with demographic and behavioural factors; furthermore, religious gatherings have been linked with the spread of COVID-19. We sought to understand the variation in risk of COVID-19-related death across religious groups in England and Wales both before and after the first national lockdown.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of usual residents in England and Wales enumerated at the 2011 Census (n=47 873 294, estimated response rate 94%) for risk of death involving COVID-19 using linked death certificates.
Background: We estimated population-level associations between ethnicity and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality using a newly linked census-based data set and investigated how ethnicity-specific mortality risk evolved during the pandemic.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of respondents to the 2011 Census of England and Wales in private households, linked to death registrations and adjusted for emigration (n = 47 872 412). The outcome of interest was death involving COVID-19 between 2 March 2020 and 15 May 2020.