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image captionProf Finn said he was delighted to be part of the thought-provoking project
Scientists leading the fight against coronavirus are to appear in a billboard campaign across Bristol with the aim of increasing vaccine uptake.
Photographer Tom Skipp led the project and said he wanted to show the human stories behind research being carried out at the University of Bristol.
His images show scientists in their laboratories, in hospital or at home where they have been working.
The photographs will be displayed at five locations in the city until 9 May.
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image captionThe poster featuring Dr Ore Francis is being shown in Kingsland Road
Four thousand UK volunteers needed for latest COVID-19 vaccine study Published:
4,000 volunteers are set to be recruited to the latest vaccine study running in the UK, examining a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Developed by specialty vaccine company Valneva, the vaccine is being manufactured at the company’s site in Livingston, West Lothian. It is the only inactivated, adjuvanted (an ingredient to create a strong immune response) COVID-19 vaccine in clinical development in Europe.
The study will be running across 22 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) sites in England, and two sites in Scotland, and is open to healthy adults who have not had a previous COVID-19 vaccine.
How Bristol s coronavirus figures are looking almost two weeks after lockdown eased
Figures suggest just one coronavirus patient was on ventilation in Bristol s hospitals this week
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Bristol residents have been advised to remain extremely vigilant as the city emerges from lockdown, despite encouraging figures.
Bristol Live has compared the latest coronavirus statistics to those recorded before lockdown eased on April 12, for an indication of how successful the reopening has been so far.
Latest Bristol Covid figures show one new death recorded
Nationally the Government said a further 33 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday
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Covid cases have increased across Bristol and the surrounding areas by 44 in the last 24hours according to Government figures.
At the same time the number of coronavirus patients being cared for in Bristol s hospitals remains below 30.
A new Covid study taking place in Gloucestershire is recruiting participants
A new Coronavirus study, which aims to assess the effect of giving a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the same time as the flu jab, is looking for participants in Gloucestershire.
People in Gloucestershire are being asked to sign up for a new study into Covid-19 vaccinations.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for people across Gloucestershire to participate in a new Covid-19 study.
The ComFluCOV study – which is a collaboration between the University of Bristol, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Oxford – is looking into the effects of having the second Covid-19 vaccination at the same time as the flu vaccination, with the aim of easing the strain on the NHS by combining the two vaccinations into one appointment.