All Posts | Independent SAGE

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

Weekly briefing 21st January 2022

21 Jan 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

The focus of this week’s session was Long Covid which, according to the ONS survey, affected...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 14TH JANUARY 2022

14 Jan 2022 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

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

PROFESSOR CHRISTINA PAGEL SPEAKS TO THE BBC

11 Jan 2022 | 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 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

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 | 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, 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 | 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 | Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Public Inquiry, Short statements

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 | 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 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

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

stephen reicher speaks to channel 4 news

16 Dec 2021 | 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 | Lockdowns, Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, 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 | 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 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links)

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 | 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 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links), Uncategorised, Vaccines & variants

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 | Briefings (presentations & youtube links), Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Vaccines & variants

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.