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WEEKLY BRIEFING 14TH JANUARY 2022

14 Jan 2022 | Front Page, Weekly briefings on COVID-19

This week, Independent SAGE introduced two new members, Professor Aris Katzourakis and Professor...

PROFESSOR CHRISTINA PAGEL SPEAKS TO THE BBC

11 Jan 2022 | Front Page, Media highlights

Professor Christina Pagel speaks to the BBC about how it is pointless to declare coronavirus as...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 7th JANUARY 2022

7 Jan 2022 | Front Page, Weekly briefings on COVID-19

For the first briefing of 2022, Independent SAGE discusses the prevalence of the Omicron variant,...

Covid Protection and Support Strategy: January 2022

7 Jan 2022 | Front Page, Overall COVID-19 Strategy

Independent SAGECovid Protection and Support Strategy: January 2022 Since December...

MARTIN MCKEE SPEAKS TO DW NEWS

5 Jan 2022 | Media highlights

Professor Martin McKee speaks to DW News about the need for a multilayered approach in tackling...

MARTIN MCKEE SPEAKS TO DW NEWS

5 Jan 2022 | Media highlights

Professor Martin McKee talks to DW News about Omicron, saying there is no doubt it is causing less...

MARTIN MCKEE SPEAKS TO FRANCE 24

30 Dec 2021 | Lockdowns, Media highlights

Professor Martin McKee speaks to France 24 about the UK government’s current handling of the...

Safer reopening of schools in January 2022

23 Dec 2021 | Education, Recent reports, Short statements

An emergency Independent SAGE statement: Hundreds of thousands of children have missed some school this term due to contracting Covid. Each case carries risks to their health and wellbeing and disrupts their education. With the...

CALL FOR GLOBAL ACTION

22 Dec 2021 | Front Page, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Short statements, Vaccines & variants

Covid-19 is a global pandemic. It can only be addressed on a global level. As long as the populations of some countries remain unvaccinated, the virus will continue to circulate around the world and new variants will emerge...

Independent SAGE and the Inquiry into the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK

21 Dec 2021 | Front Page, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Recent reports

Summary It is vital that inquiries are held into the preparation for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Such inquiries should be (a) broad, dealing with the range of factors that contributed to the outcomes achieved in the...

Making a Plan for Household Mixing December 2021

20 Dec 2021 | Front Page, Short statements, Vaccines & variants

Omicron is extremely transmissible. If anyone in a moderately-sized social gathering indoors (e.g., ten people meeting up in a house for Christmas dinner) has Omicron, most people are likely to become infected, regardless of...

christina pagel speaks to channel 4

17 Dec 2021 | Media highlights

Professor Christina Pagel speaks to Jon Snow from Channel 4 about getting off the track we are on...

weekly briefing 17th december 2021

17 Dec 2021 | Front Page, Weekly briefings on COVID-19

For the final Independent SAGE briefing of 2021, Professor Christina Pagel gave the latest...

stephen reicher speaks to channel 4 news

16 Dec 2021 | Front Page, Media highlights

Dr Stephen Reicher speaks to Channel 4 about how, while positive, the booster programme is not...

EMERGENCY STATEMENT ON OMICRON: 15 DECEMBER 2021

15 Dec 2021 | Front Page, Lockdowns, Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Recent reports, Short statements, Vaccines & variants

The first articles alerting the world to a new variant, later designated Omicron, appeared only...

An immediate response to the Omicron variant

10 Dec 2021 | Recent reports, Short statements, Vaccines & variants

As widely predicted, new variants of COVID-19 continue to emerge. Omicron was first reported from Southern Africa on 24th November, and designated as a new variant by World Health Organization on 26th November. It is...

weekly briefing 10th december 2021

10 Dec 2021 | Front Page, Weekly briefings on COVID-19

Professor Christina Pagel presented the latest data showing that cases are going up across the UK,...

is plan b enough? zubaida haque on sky news

9 Dec 2021 | Front Page, Media highlights, Vaccines & variants

Dr Zubaida Haque speaks to Sky News about the rapid spread of Omicron variant, Plan B and how...

Omicron: CHRISTINA PAGEL SPEAKS TO SKY NEWS

3 Dec 2021 | Media highlights, Vaccines & variants

Professor Christina Pagel speaks to Sky News about the Omicron variant and why early action,...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 3rd december 2021

3 Dec 2021 | Uncategorised, Vaccines & variants, Weekly briefings on COVID-19

This week, Independent SAGE discusses the Omicron variant, with special guest Professor Sheena...

RISING CASES IN EUROPE: MARTIN MCKEE SPEAKS TO ITV NEWS PODCAST

27 Nov 2021 | Media highlights

Prof. Martin McKee spoke to ITV News Podcast about the rise in cases in various European countries and the placement of restrictions in these places.

christina pagel speaks to sky news about red list and new variant

27 Nov 2021 | Media highlights

“South Africa have been exemplary in how quickly they identified this issue… and they’ve given us a head start”, Prof. Pagel spoke to the Sky News about the new B.1.1.529 variant.

WEekly briefing 26th November 2021

26 Nov 2021 | Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Vaccines & variants, Weekly briefings on COVID-19

The briefing this week started with a presentation on the latest Covid-19 data by Professor...

helen salisbury quoted in the independent on covid in children

20 Nov 2021 | Media highlights, Mitigation measures

“I’m really concerned that we seem to have accepted that it doesn’t really matter so much if children get Covid.” Dr. Helen Salisbury quoted in the Independent.

WEekly briefing 19th November 2021

19 Nov 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19

Today’s briefing started with a presentation by Colin Davis, Professor of Cognitive...

WEekly briefing 12th November 2021

12 Nov 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19

Today’s briefing included a presentation by Professor Emeritus Robert West on the latest...

INDEPENDENT SAGE PROVIDEs A FRAMEWORK FOR BEHAVIOURAL MITIGATION to minimise spread of covid-19

11 Nov 2021 | Recent reports, Uncategorised

Vaccines and past infection do not provide 100% immunity from Covid-19 so the virus is likely to...

new anti-viral drug: Deenan pillay talks to sky news

6 Nov 2021 | Media highlights

“It’s a great advance but there’s a big caveat…in order to be effective they need to be used early on in the disease.” Professor Deenan Pillay was interviewed on Sky News about Pfizer’s new anti-viral drug. Watch a clip here

christina Pagel quoted in daily mirror on covid boosters

6 Nov 2021 | Media highlights, Vaccines & variants

“If we want the booster programme to save Christmas we’re going to have to do it a hell of a lot quicker.” Professor Christina Pagel quoted in Daily Mirror. Read the full story here

WEekly briefing 5th November 2021

5 Nov 2021 | Uncategorised, Weekly briefings on COVID-19

Today’s briefing included a presentation of the latest figures from Professor Christina...

Christina pagel quoted in guardian story on jcvi failing to back vaccines for teens

2 Nov 2021 | Media highlights, Vaccines & variants

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) failed to endorse vaccines for teens despite considering evidence that the jabs would reduce infections, hospitalisations and some deaths in the age group, the Guardian reports. Read the full story here

Dr Helen Salisbury writes about covid symptoms in BMJ

2 Nov 2021 | Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, Support, Media highlights

‘The government’s coronavirus website still lists the main symptoms of infection as a high temperature, a new continuous cough, and a loss or change in sense of taste or smell… This list hasn’t been revised, even though we know that these aren’t the main symptoms of the delta variant,’ writes Dr Helen Salisbury in the BMJ. Read the full article here

weekly briefing 29th october 2021

29 Oct 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19

Today’s session was a collaboration between Independent SAGE and Keep our NHS Public, a...

Stephen reicher writes about covid measures in the Guardian

28 Oct 2021 | Media highlights, Mitigation measures, Uncategorised

The government talks of freedom but true liberty comes from cutting infections so people feel safe, writes Professor Stephen Reicher in the Guardian. Read the full article here