WEEKLY BRIEFING 1ST OCTOBER 2021
Independent SAGE hosts a discussion on ventilation, with special guest Carl Van Keirsbilck, with...
Read More1 Oct 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
Independent SAGE hosts a discussion on ventilation, with special guest Carl Van Keirsbilck, with...
Read More30 Sep 2021 | Media highlights
BMJ gives Special Recognition Award for science communication to Professor Christina Pagel and Professor Devi Sridhar. “Covid-19 is complex and has often been confusing for the public, but during a period of extended uncertainty two voices have provided clarity, Devi Sridhar and Christina Pagel, who have received this special award for their courage in communicating evidence on policy during the pandemic,” said Helen Jones of the BMJ. Read interview here
Read More24 Sep 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
Alok Jha hosts the Independent SAGE weekly briefing, which focusses on Independent SAGE’s...
Read More17 Sep 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
Alok Jha hosts the weekly Independent SAGE briefing, featuring a discussion on variants and vaccines led by Professor Aris Katzourakis and Dr Deepti Gurdasani. With the latest figures from Professor Christina Pagel. See the...
Read More17 Sep 2021 | Recent reports
As we move into autumn and winter this year, infections and hospitalisations are far higher than...
Read More15 Sep 2021 | Media highlights
Professor Christina Pagel speaks to the BBC about additional measures needed alongside the vaccine...
Read More14 Sep 2021 | Media highlights
Professor Gabriel Scally speaks to Sky News about UK Chief Medical Officers advising ministers to...
Read More10 Sep 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
As a new academic year commences, Professor Alice Roberts hosts a session on the safe return to...
Read More10 Sep 2021 | Education, Recent reports
Universities are large workplaces and organizations with a public mission. Their impact on the...
Read More6 Sep 2021 | Mitigation measures, Recent reports
Following the recent publication of an analysis from the Events Research Programme on the impact...
Read More4 Sep 2021 | Media highlights, Vaccines & variants
Professor Christina Pagel speaks to the BBC about the JCVI decision not to vaccinate 12-15 year...
Read More3 Sep 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
Independent SAGE hosts a discussion on the return to work and school, with presentations from...
Read More3 Sep 2021 | Lockdowns, Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Recent reports, Short statements
September 2021: Protecting People at Work: The COVID-19 Safe Workplace Charter Just over a year ago, on 27th August 2020, Independent SAGE, in conjunction with The HazardsCampaign, published our ‘COVID-19 Safe Workplace Carter...
Read More3 Sep 2021 | Education, Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Recent reports, Short statements
Independent SAGE released its first schools report in May 2020, updated for the return to school inSeptember 2020. Most of the recommendations we made then remain highly relevant a year later,including advice on bubbles,...
Read More3 Sep 2021 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Recent reports
Why do we need Covid Safety Codes of Practice? Everyone in society can play a role in minimising Covid infection rates while permitting individualsand society to function effectively. National Governments play a pivotal role in...
Read More31 Aug 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
Alok Jha hosts Independent SAGE, with a discussion on the latest numbers from Professor Christina Pagel, and how people can take precautions in the coming weeks to protect themselves from coronavirus. See the latest numbers...
Read More20 Aug 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
This week Independent SAGE discussed a report on mitigation measures presented by Professor Liz...
Read More20 Aug 2021 | Recent reports
The term ‘herd immunity’ first found its way into the UK’s public consciousness very early on in...
Read More20 Aug 2021 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy
A new report compares the advice from SAGE and Independent SAGE with government advice on key...
Read More13 Aug 2021 | Media highlights
Dr Zubaida Haque spoke to Good Morning Britain about the need to keep mass testing. Watch the clip...
Read More13 Aug 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
This week Independent SAGE discussed the latest developments in the pandemic, with the latest...
Read More13 Aug 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
This week, Independent SAGE was joined by special guests Sally Zlotowitz and Yolanda Lear to...
Read More4 Aug 2021 | Media highlights
Professor Christina Pagel speaks to Hugh Pym about the surprising drop in coronavirus cases. You...
Read More26 Jul 2021 | Media highlights, Overall COVID-19 Strategy
‘The “pingdemic” is nothing more than a distraction to divert from the real, underlying issues: the government’s failure to address spiralling infections, and its pursuit of policies that exacerbate this problem.’ Professor Stephen Reicher writes in the Guardian. Read the full article here
Read More23 Jul 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
Independent SAGE hosted a discussion on Long Covid, with special guests Danny Altmann, Professor...
Read MoreIt’s widely recognised that social solidarity in the public has been essential in combating the...
Read More16 Jul 2021 | Media highlights
16 Jul 2021 | Weekly briefings on COVID-19
Independent SAGE discusses the government’s plans to lift all remaining restrictions on 19th...
Read More16 Jul 2021 | Media highlights
Sky News discussion between Dr Zubaida Haque and Professor Carl Heneghan about what “living...
Read More16 Jul 2021 | Media highlights
Professor Martin McKee speaks to Arirnag News Centre about the race between Covid variants and the...
Read More13 Jul 2021 | Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Short statements
On the 12th of July, Boris Johnson announced that England would be moving to step 4 of the roadmap...
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