Joint Biosecurity Centre

Government Agency (Other)

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The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC), working with NHS Test and Trace, the Office for National Statistics and Public Health England provides real-time analysis about COVID-19 outbreaks, looking to identify and respond to outbreaks as they arise. The JBC collects and analyses data from an array of sources to understand the drivers of infections and infection rates across the UK, and consequently advise the government on suitable policy responses including local restrictions and other nonpharmaceutical interventions. Separate to this application, JBC has access to local authority -level COVID-19 prevalence estimates from the ZOE app. The purpose of this project is to use row-level data to determine how representative the COVID-19 Symptom Tracker app's users and resulting prevalence estimates are of the general UK population. This would involve comparing demographic information obtained by ZOE with census and other demographic surveys at an aggregated (LSOA) level. This application is separate from a wider DHSC/JBC proposal for analysis of row-level COVID19 Symptom Tracker data.

Specifically, this project aims to determine how representative the COVID-19 Symptom Tracker app's users and resulting prevalence estimates are of the general UK population. Anticipated outcomes of the project include a report summarising data quality and representativeness, informing the processes by which ZOE’s COVID-19 prevalence reports influence JBC policy advice.

23/09/2020

Anonymous

(e) processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;

(j) processing is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) based on Union or Member State law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject.

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