Summary
Since May 2020 Ipsos MORI has tracked monthly the prevalence of COVID-19 (“REACT 1”) and COVID-19 antibodies (“REACT 2”) in England, for the Department of Health and Social Care and Imperial College London.
REACT was innovative in its integration of medical tests and associated infrastructure into an industry-leading “push to web” survey methodology, ensuring the survey was carried out to very high scientific standards. We contributed to the public health response (providing test results daily) and Government decision making (through daily datasets), including monitoring the effectiveness of the vaccination programme. REACT had a strong methodological focus, testing feasibility and...