Category: Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, Support
Dr Helen Salisbury writes about covid symptoms in BMJ
‘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
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Statement on COVID-19 testing at Immensa Health Clinic (Dante Laboratories)
Independent SAGE has previously identified the risks and inadequacies of the outsourcing of COVID...
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Why social solidarity is still needed
It’s widely recognised that social solidarity in the public has been essential in combating the...
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continuing need for support measures
Continuing need for support measures In his statement of 14th May 2021i – just prior to the...
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From managed to supported quarantine: the current system in the UK & key questions for the future
The UK introduced a mandatory hotel quarantine system for most groups returning from ‘red...
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Why supported isolation is crucial to break community transmission
As early as 29th January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed all countriesthat...
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Halting geographic spread of COVID-19
The virus causing COVID-19 spreads readily between people and it is this characteristic that makes...
Read MoreStatement on the Management of NHS Test and Trace
It is the strong and unanimous view of Independent SAGE that implementation of a functional and effective Find, Test, Trace and Isolate and Support system is an essential component of the public health response to the COVID-19...
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Emergency Plan for stopping the spread of COVID-19 IN ENGLAND
We wrote on 21st September that we were in a crisis and put forward a ten point plan to avoid a...
Read MoreBlueprint for rebuilding Find, Test, Trace, Isolate and Support
To accompany our 6-week emergency plan for reversing the growth of COVID-19 in England, we have developed a detailed blueprint for how to reform the test and trace system. This involves restructuring testing systems, devolving contact tracing within local regions and instutiting wrap-around support for isolation. We believe this can be done within 6 weeks.
Read the full blueprint here .
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Testing for COVID-19: the why, the who and the how
COVID-19 will likely remain in circulation for many years. Nevertheless, in the absence of...
Read MoreStatement on future of contact tracing for COVID and renewal of private sector contracts
On 7th August 2020, Independent SAGE recommended the following steps for improving contact tracing in England: The central call centre system should be scrapped and contracts with SERCO and others cancelled. On 23rd August the...
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