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WEEKLY BRIEFING 6TH MAY 2022

6 May 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

In this session, joined by guests Fiona Fox, Prof. James Wilsdon and Prof. Christopher Grey, and...

CHRISTINA PAGEL SPEAKS TO SKY NEWS ON THE DISCHARGING OF UNTESTED PATIENTS IN CARE HOMES

29 Apr 2022 | Media highlights

Professor Christina Pagel speaks to Sky News about the court case regarding the government...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 29 APRIL 2022

29 Apr 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

In this briefing, we had a session on the significance of covid surveillance led by Prof Aris...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 22ND APRIL 2022

22 Apr 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

In the briefing chaired by Prof Danny Altmann, with Prof Anthony Costello hosting and Dr. Deepti...

STEPHEN GRIFFIN ON COVID MEASURES IN THE i

20 Apr 2022 | Media highlights

In an article on covid measures in the iPaper, Dr Stephen Griffin was quoted saying, “It’s...

KIT YATES WRITES ON THE POLITICS OF ‘LIVING WITH THE VIRUS’ FOR THE GUARDIAN

20 Apr 2022 | Media highlights

Forcing civil servants back to the office is the opposite of ‘living with the virus’ “This...

DANNY ALTMANN WRITES ON LONG COVID FOR THE GUARDIAN

20 Apr 2022 | Media highlights

Vaccines are no match for long Covid. Treating it is science’s next great challenge...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 8TH APRIL 2022

8 Apr 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

On this week’s Independent SAGE briefing, chaired by Prof. Anthony Costello, we had a...

BEHAVIOUR CHANGE: REPORT TO INFORM THE COVID-19 INQUIRY

8 Apr 2022 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Public Inquiry

Throughout the pandemic, behaviour change has been, and continues to be, central to an effective...

INDEPENDENT SAGE CROWDFUNDER

8 Apr 2022 | Short statements

To contribute to the crowdfunder, visit this page. Independent SAGE is a group of scientists who...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 1ST APRIL 2022

1 Apr 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

On this week’s briefing, Independent SAGE had a discussion on creating safe workplaces...

SIGN UP TO THE COVID-19 SAFETY PLEDGE

1 Apr 2022 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy

The Independent SAGE introduces ‘The Covid-19 Safety Pledge’ to promote the creation...

THE 3 BIG MYTHS ABOUT OMICRON: CHRISTINA PAGEL IN THE GUARDIAN

30 Mar 2022 | Media highlights

“The pandemic has changed, but the idea that it is over is false,” writes Professor...

CHRISTINA PAGEL SPEAKS TO BBC LONDON

28 Mar 2022 | Media highlights

Professor Christina Pagel speaks to the BBC on the current covid situation and discuses what...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 25TH MARCH 2022

25 Mar 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

As the virus continues to circulate and mutate, we need a long-term strategy in place. In this...

WHAT SHOULD LEARNING TO LIVE WITH COVID REALLY MEAN IN 2022?

25 Mar 2022 | Overall COVID-19 Strategy

Independent SAGE has released this new collaborative report on what it should mean to live with...

CHRISTINA PAGEL SPEAKS TO SKY NEWS ABOUT NEW COVID WAVE

22 Mar 2022 | Media highlights

“Is this our future, that people are going to get sick every two or three months?” Professor Christina Pagel speaks to Sky News about the impact of repeated infection waves caused by new variants. Watch a clip here

WEEKLY BRIEFING 18TH MARCH 2022

18 Mar 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

Independent SAGE, joined by guests Professor Dominic Harrison and Professor Linda Bauld, discuss...

Independent SAGE Signs and “Scores on the Doors”

18 Mar 2022 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy

On 8th October 2021, Independent SAGE published a proposal for a simple messaging scheme designed...

INDEPENDENT SAGE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CREATING SAFER AIR TO REDUCE COVID-19 TRANSMISSION

18 Mar 2022 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy

We can adapt our behaviours and environments to protect ourselves and others using the tools we...

END OF COVID SURVEILLANCE: STEPHEN GRIFFIN & STEPHEN REICHER QUOTED IN THE GUARDIAN

13 Mar 2022 | Media highlights

Dr. Stephen Griffin and Professor Stephen Reicher discuss the shortsightedness of ending Covid...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 11TH MARCH

11 Mar 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

Independent SAGE discusses the ways in which behavioural science is central to managing...

‘BACK TO NORMAL NOT ENOUGH’ CHRISTINA PAGEL WRITES IN SCIENCE

11 Mar 2022 | Media highlights

‘Instead of calling for a return to normal, we should be asking if normal can’t be better.’ Christina Pagel reflects on two years of the pandemic. Read full article here

Professor Danny Altmann writes about the road ahead for vaccines, in Science

11 Mar 2022 | Media highlights

A diverse array of successful, first-generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have played a huge role in...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 4TH MARCH 2022

4 Mar 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

Independent SAGE discusses the Covid-19 crisis and inequalities, with special guests Sir Michael...

Independent SAGE statement on child vaccination in England – 3 March 2022

3 Mar 2022 | Short statements, Vaccines & variants

Independent SAGE welcomes the JCVI statement on 16 February 2022 recommending that all 5 to 11 year olds be offered paediatric dose covid vaccinations. While it has come too late to prevent the large wave of infections...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 25TH FEBRUARY 2022

25 Feb 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

Independent SAGE discusses the importance of the Public Inquiry into Covid-19 focussing on...

CHRISTINA PAGEL SPEAKS TO THE BBC

24 Feb 2022 | Media highlights

Professor Christina Pagel talks to the BBC about the difficulties of taking “personal...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 18TH FEBRUARY 2022

18 Feb 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

Independent SAGE discusses the importance of the Public Inquiry into Covid-19, led by Professor...

ENDING OF FREE TESTS STATEMENT

18 Feb 2022 | Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, Support, Short statements

Alongside NHS leaders, members of Independent SAGE condemn the reported decision by the Government to stop free COVID-19 tests and payments to support self-isolation in England. Although we were initially skeptical...

The story of Independent SAGE’s first year published in Health Policy journal

9 Feb 2022 | Media highlights, Overall COVID-19 Strategy

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on the complex relationship between science and policy. In a paper published in Healthy Policy journal, members of Independent SAGE set out an account of issues confronted in their first year and lessons learned. Read full article here

WEEKLY BRIEFING 4TH FEBRUARY 2022

4 Feb 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

Independent SAGE discusses the importance of clean air, with special guests Professor Trish...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 28TH JANUARY 2022

28 Jan 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

Professor Alice Roberts leads a discussion about the importance of dialogue between scientists and...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 21ST JANUARY 2022

27 Jan 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

Independent SAGE discusses Long Covid in a discussion led by Professor Danny Altmann, and hosted...

Dr Kit Yates writes about mathematical modelling in the Guardian

26 Jan 2022 | Media highlights

Modelling isn’t perfect, but it’s the best tool we have to predict the future in a pandemic, writes Dr Kit Yates in the Guardian. Read the full article here

Endemic doesn’t mean harmless: Aris Katzourakis writes for Nature

24 Jan 2022 | Media highlights

‘The word ‘endemic’ has become one of the most misused of the pandemic.’ Professor Aris Katzourakis writes for science journal Nature. Read the full article here