Month: December 2020
‘None of this was inevitable’: Anthony costello opinion piece in the guardian
‘The recent surge cannot be blamed on a mutant virus alone; in fact, government mismanagement of the pandemic meant that many more people became infected, creating the conditions for mutations to occur.’ Professor Anthony Costello writes in The Guardian about the dire consequences of the government’s failure to suppress the virus. Read full article here
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Christina pagel talks to bbc newsnight about risks of easing restrictions at christmas
“The people who’ll get sick and die are the people who’d be first in line for the vaccine in January.” Professor Christina Pagel was a guest on BBC Newsnight where she spoke about the danger of the NHS becoming overwhelmed as a result of increasing cases over Christmas. Watch the clip here
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Dr tolullah ONi answers questions on vaccines from readers of the voice
‘My concern with the vaccine is that the very people who have a right to be concerned about safety for historical and contemporary, systemic, discriminatory reasons, are the same groups of people who are at greater risk of exposure and death from the disease.’ Dr Tolullah Oni answers questions on the vaccine from readers of The Voice.
Watch the full Q&A here
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