Smith, Louise E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1277-2564
Potts, Henry W. W. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6200-8804
Amlȏt, Richard https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3481-6588
Fear, Nicola T. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-2925
Michie, Susan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0063-6378
Rubin, G. James https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4440-0570
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research
Article History
Received: 9 November 2021
Accepted: 7 June 2022
First Online: 21 June 2022
Competing interests
: All authors had financial support from NIHR for the submitted work; RA is an employee of the UK Health Security Agency; HWWP has received additional salary support from Public Health England and NHS England; HWWP receives consultancy fees to his employer from Ipsos MORI and has a PhD student who works at and has fees paid by Astra Zeneca; NTF is a participant of an independent group advising NHS Digital on the release of patient data. At the time of writing GJR is acting as an expert witness in an unrelated case involving Bayer PLC, supported by LS. All authors were participants of the UK’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies or its subgroups.