Tom Yates
@tomayates.bsky.social
Epidemiology, infection
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE!
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
Have there been UK/NHS based outpatient RCTs that were as light touch as RECOVERY? What is the best way to randomise to low risk interventions whilst not creating too much disruption in a busy clinic?
@davidadambarr.bsky.social
@davidadambarr.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Have there been UK/NHS based outpatient RCTs that were as light touch as RECOVERY? What is the best way to randomise to low risk interventions whilst not creating too much disruption in a busy clinic?
@davidadambarr.bsky.social
@davidadambarr.bsky.social
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Overall, the combination of tax rises and giveaways since last year’s Budget is progressive.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Overall, the combination of tax rises and giveaways since last year’s Budget is progressive.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
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That’s the right way round for a labour budget.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
That’s the right way round for a labour budget.
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Announcing an end to the fuel duty freeze is also pretty momentous! Though people are a bit more believe-it-when-I-see-it about this good news as chancellors always like to pretend they will soon (but not today) increase fuel duty, as this really helps to balance budget projections.
Welcome moves to tackle vehicle taxation
Welcome moves to tackle vehicle taxation Commenting on today’s announcement in the Chancellor’s Budget of a new pay as you drive charge for electric vehicles1, the freeze on rail fares2, the gradual w...
transportactionnetwork.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Announcing an end to the fuel duty freeze is also pretty momentous! Though people are a bit more believe-it-when-I-see-it about this good news as chancellors always like to pretend they will soon (but not today) increase fuel duty, as this really helps to balance budget projections.
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Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children.
This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
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This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children.
This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
1/2
This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
1/2
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Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Now that my former classmate has finally spoken about the allegations of his behaviour at school, I feel compelled to address his points directly, says Peter Ettedgui, a film director and producer
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
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Leaving those who flee persecution or their kids in limbo- either when making a claim or when they try to rebuild lives- is not just cruel. It’s counterproductive to integration & costly to all.
Asylum reform needs to be both effective & ethical. And those of us not frightened to fight for it.
Asylum reform needs to be both effective & ethical. And those of us not frightened to fight for it.
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Leaving those who flee persecution or their kids in limbo- either when making a claim or when they try to rebuild lives- is not just cruel. It’s counterproductive to integration & costly to all.
Asylum reform needs to be both effective & ethical. And those of us not frightened to fight for it.
Asylum reform needs to be both effective & ethical. And those of us not frightened to fight for it.
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New PhD position available at @mrcctu.bsky.social to develop guidance on balancing statistical and clinical considerations when choosing an estimand in RCTs.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Optimising the choice of estimand in randomised trials: developing guidance on balancing statistical and clinical considerations to ensure results matter to stakeholders at University College London o...
PhD Project - Optimising the choice of estimand in randomised trials: developing guidance on balancing statistical and clinical considerations to ensure results matter to stakeholders at University Co...
www.findaphd.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
New PhD position available at @mrcctu.bsky.social to develop guidance on balancing statistical and clinical considerations when choosing an estimand in RCTs.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Tax switch is good idea
Equalise CGT and income tax
Remove tax relief from wealthy pensioners
Tax land / expensive property
Criminal justice reform, so no need to build new prisons
Let asylum seekers work
Put some of money raised into pockets of people on low incomes
@stellacreasy.bsky.social
Equalise CGT and income tax
Remove tax relief from wealthy pensioners
Tax land / expensive property
Criminal justice reform, so no need to build new prisons
Let asylum seekers work
Put some of money raised into pockets of people on low incomes
@stellacreasy.bsky.social
This gives context to this proposal, which would significantly improve progressively.
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Tax switch is good idea
Equalise CGT and income tax
Remove tax relief from wealthy pensioners
Tax land / expensive property
Criminal justice reform, so no need to build new prisons
Let asylum seekers work
Put some of money raised into pockets of people on low incomes
@stellacreasy.bsky.social
Equalise CGT and income tax
Remove tax relief from wealthy pensioners
Tax land / expensive property
Criminal justice reform, so no need to build new prisons
Let asylum seekers work
Put some of money raised into pockets of people on low incomes
@stellacreasy.bsky.social
The genius of Mamdani is that he advanced progressive positions within the major party of the left
I fear Polanski's impact will be more Stein than Mamdani
The people united, and all that
I fear Polanski's impact will be more Stein than Mamdani
The people united, and all that
What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off | Gaby Hinsliff
What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off | Gaby Hinsliff
They may lack Labour’s party machine, but Zack Polanski’s burgeoning popularity could have seismic consequences for British politics, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The genius of Mamdani is that he advanced progressive positions within the major party of the left
I fear Polanski's impact will be more Stein than Mamdani
The people united, and all that
I fear Polanski's impact will be more Stein than Mamdani
The people united, and all that
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NEW PAPER!
Here is the intro to our theme issue, incl a summary of included papers and overview of key debates in the field
Increasing mechanistic understanding but little work robustly quantifying impact of CMV indirect effects on population health
We suggest a few ways forward!
#IDSky #ViroSky
Here is the intro to our theme issue, incl a summary of included papers and overview of key debates in the field
Increasing mechanistic understanding but little work robustly quantifying impact of CMV indirect effects on population health
We suggest a few ways forward!
#IDSky #ViroSky
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection—mechanisms and consequences | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
In this introduction, we summarize the research papers, review articles, opinion pieces
and important aspects of the facilitated discussion from the meeting ‘The indirect
effects of cytomegalovirus in...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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My beautiful laundrette
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
My beautiful laundrette
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Why should we switch 2p of tax from National Insurance to Income Tax? ⤵️
Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.
Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Why should we switch 2p of tax from National Insurance to Income Tax? ⤵️
Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.
Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.
Naive question
I have yield of case finding data at 0-3 months, 9-12m, 13-24m, etc, with associated estimates of uncertainty (can be converted into a set of proportions)
Precision different at different time points
How best to combine if I want e.g. yield over first two years (with CI)?
#StatSky
I have yield of case finding data at 0-3 months, 9-12m, 13-24m, etc, with associated estimates of uncertainty (can be converted into a set of proportions)
Precision different at different time points
How best to combine if I want e.g. yield over first two years (with CI)?
#StatSky
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Naive question
I have yield of case finding data at 0-3 months, 9-12m, 13-24m, etc, with associated estimates of uncertainty (can be converted into a set of proportions)
Precision different at different time points
How best to combine if I want e.g. yield over first two years (with CI)?
#StatSky
I have yield of case finding data at 0-3 months, 9-12m, 13-24m, etc, with associated estimates of uncertainty (can be converted into a set of proportions)
Precision different at different time points
How best to combine if I want e.g. yield over first two years (with CI)?
#StatSky
NEW PAPER!
Here is the intro to our theme issue, incl a summary of included papers and overview of key debates in the field
Increasing mechanistic understanding but little work robustly quantifying impact of CMV indirect effects on population health
We suggest a few ways forward!
#IDSky #ViroSky
Here is the intro to our theme issue, incl a summary of included papers and overview of key debates in the field
Increasing mechanistic understanding but little work robustly quantifying impact of CMV indirect effects on population health
We suggest a few ways forward!
#IDSky #ViroSky
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection—mechanisms and consequences | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
In this introduction, we summarize the research papers, review articles, opinion pieces
and important aspects of the facilitated discussion from the meeting ‘The indirect
effects of cytomegalovirus in...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Reposted by Tom Yates
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE!
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1938
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November 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
NEW JOURNAL ISSUE!
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
NEW JOURNAL ISSUE!
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1938
share.google
November 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
NEW JOURNAL ISSUE!
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences
Enjoyed editing this with Helen Payne and @strangviruslab.bsky.social
Includes protocol for NIRVANA trial, which is getting started in Uganda and South Africa
#idsky #virosky
Have to say, I am tempted to do a second PhD!
We are looking for candidates for a new fully-funded joint PhD position at the Universities of Toronto and Melbourne, working on RCTs in bloodstream infection (BALANCE+, SNAP, STRAP).
More info here: forms.gle/H9TXEMkwM1cb...
Please spread far and wide!
@steventong.bsky.social #IDSky
More info here: forms.gle/H9TXEMkwM1cb...
Please spread far and wide!
@steventong.bsky.social #IDSky
forms.gle
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Have to say, I am tempted to do a second PhD!
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When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost
When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost
In this week’s newsletter: whether it’s a holiday or work trip, railway travellers find themselves burdened by astronomical prices
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost
Good this, from @kenanmalik.bsky.social
Given status quo is unacceptable, the international community must apply overwhelming pressure to ensure one of the two potential solutions comes to pass
Cross community organising, of the kind @standing-together.bsky.social undertake, also important
Given status quo is unacceptable, the international community must apply overwhelming pressure to ensure one of the two potential solutions comes to pass
Cross community organising, of the kind @standing-together.bsky.social undertake, also important
“The most intractable problem is that neither of the two main solutions to the conflict – the creation of two states for Jews and Palestinians or a single, secular democratic state for both – is currently viable.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Without a two-state solution or single state with equal r...
Both sides in the conflict are entrenched in their unwillingness to cede ground to the other
observer.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Good this, from @kenanmalik.bsky.social
Given status quo is unacceptable, the international community must apply overwhelming pressure to ensure one of the two potential solutions comes to pass
Cross community organising, of the kind @standing-together.bsky.social undertake, also important
Given status quo is unacceptable, the international community must apply overwhelming pressure to ensure one of the two potential solutions comes to pass
Cross community organising, of the kind @standing-together.bsky.social undertake, also important
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One reason why the government is in a mess is that “is that true tho?” doesn’t get anywhere near enough weight against “what do the public think?”
Home Sec describes a widely held public perception (UK is the destination of choice for asylum seekers in Europe) + endorses it as true. Home Office data shows it is not true. Whatever merits of her policy change, should not make false factual claims
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
Migrants come to Britain because they think we're Europe's most generous country
TODAY’S small boat numbers are shameful, and the British people deserve better. They contain a lesson: we must go further and faster to secure our borders. Under the last Conservative Government, t…
www.thesun.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
One reason why the government is in a mess is that “is that true tho?” doesn’t get anywhere near enough weight against “what do the public think?”