COVID-19 immunology research: What do we know and what are the research priorities, 1 May 2020
Paper prepared by academics on what we know on COVID-19 immunology research and what the research priorities are.
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This paper reviews what we know about COVID-19 from immunology research and highlights knowledge gaps that could hamper efforts to get the pandemic under control. It was considered at SAGE 40 on 4 June 2020.
It should be viewed in context: the paper was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.
Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.
This paper has been published on the Academy of Medical Sciences and the British Society for Immunology websites.
These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.