‘It feels as if we are slowly but surely walking into a burning building on purpose, knowing it’s probably going to crash down around our heads.’ Prof Christina Pagel and Dr Kit Yates are interviewed in The Guardian about rising numbers of Covid-19 patients in hospitals in the run-up to Christmas.

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‘The data show that almost half the people think the current restrictions aren’t tough enough and only 10% think they’re too tough, so I think the great majority of people would understand it.’ Professor Susan Michie on GMB discussing how people might react to the government tightening up restrictions over Christmas.

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‘The worst gift you can give to anybody over Christmas is a dose of this horrible disease.’ Professor Stephen Reicher talks to Jon Snow on Channel 4 News about the risks of households mixing this Christmas.

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‘We haven’t seen the science behind their decision to open up Christmas for five days for three families.’ Dr Zubaida Haque tells Sky News the government needs to reassess the message about Christmas in the context of surging infection rates in parts of the country.

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Profs Deenan Pillay and Christina Pagel were interviewed together on Channel 4 news discussing the new virus strain, London moving into tier 3, Christmas and schools.

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Dr Kit Yates was interviewed on Sky News discussing tiers, schools and why Covid might be spreading again in London and the South East.

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‘Don’t have a gathering if you can avoid it, because making merry with friends and relations over Christmas may mean that you’re going to be burying some of those friends and relations in January and February’: a stark warning from Gabriel Scally, speaking to Matt Frei on LBC.

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Prof Christina Pagel discussed the situation in London post lockdown, where cases and hospital admissions have been increasing over the past 2 weeks.

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Prof Susan Michie featured on BBC News discussing the need for careful messaging when using mass testing and the problems of using the new tests as reassurance.

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‘Snatching chaos from the jaws of sanity’ Deenan Pillay on how the government’s ‘wildly...

‘If we all take mixing to the official limit, this Christmas could be a disaster. But it...

Prof Susan Michie was interviewed on Channel 4 News where she outlined the necessary steps for the UK to avoid a third wave of Covid-19.

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‘It’s not the case that it’s the economy or health. It’s both. If you suppress the virus you can...

“Any tier system – to be effective – has got to be clear, has got to be fair”. Stephen...

Prof Christina Pagel was interviewed on Sky News to discuss Lockdown in England, the new tiers and plans for Christmas.

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“With vaccines coming and the finishing line in sight, the last thing we need to do is let down...

Dr Gabriel Scally was interviewed for the BBC Spotlight feature on Test and Trace in Northern Ireland.

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Dr Kit Yates and Prof Christina Pagel appeared together on Sky News to discuss the new tier structure after English lockdown ends, plans for Christmas and the promise of new vaccines.

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In this clip from the BBC documentary “Lockdown 1.0: Following the Science”, Prof Anthony Costello discussing how governments can choose to respond to a new potential pandemic threat.

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In this clip from the BBC documentary “Lockdown 1.0: Following the Science”, Prof Susan Michie and Dr Gabriel Scally discuss the relationship between science and government policy and how it evolved over Covid.

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‘There is no point having a merry Christmas then burying friends and family in January.’ Gabriel...

An interview with Prof Susan Michie featured in The Guardian today, warning against news of...