Category: Mitigation measures

continuing need for support measures

by independentsage | Jun 18, 2021 | Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, Support, Front Page, Mitigation measures, Recent reports, Uncategorised | 0

Continuing need for support measures In his statement of 14th May 2021i – just prior to the...

Anthony costello talks to sky news about the critical importance of infection control

by independentsage | Jun 15, 2021 | Media highlights, Mitigation measures | 0

Professor Anthony Costello says he is “angry” about the govt’s lack of...

Indie SAGE statement on the UK government roadmap for ending all restrictions

by independentsage | Jun 4, 2021 | Front Page, Lockdowns, Mitigation measures, Recent reports, Short statements | 0

We are currently witnessing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in England. Public Health England figures released on 3rd June suggest that the Delta variant has spread widely across the UK and is continuing to spread, that it...

Response to three Public Health England papers about the B.1.617.2 variant of concern published on 22 May 2021

by independentsage | May 26, 2021 | Front Page, Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Recent reports, Short statements | 0

Response to three Public Health England papers about the B.1.617.2 variant of concern publishedon...

Six point plan for dealing with the b.1.617.2 variant

by independentsage | May 14, 2021 | Lockdowns, Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Recent reports, Short statements | 0

Context On Friday 7th May, Public Health England designated B.1.617.2 (one of the so-called ‘Indian variants’) as a variant of concern due to concerns about increased transmissibility. Over the past week, new evidence suggests...

Why supported isolation is crucial to break community transmission

by independentsage | Mar 22, 2021 | Mitigation measures, Recent reports | 0

As early as 29th January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed all countriesthat...

4th January 2021: New statements on the UK vaccine strategy

by independentsage | Jan 4, 2021 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Recent reports, Short statements, Vaccines & variants | 0

Today, Independent SAGE has released two short documents about the UK vaccine strategy. The first document “Will new variants compromise vaccines?” discusses the risk that new variants of Covid-19 pose to the...

Stephen reicher sets out emergency five-point plan to tackle new covid variant in The guardian

by independentsage | Dec 28, 2020 | Media highlights, Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy | 0

With the new Covid variant everywhere, it’s not enough to just wait for the vaccine: Professor Stephen Reicher sets out Independent SAGE’s emergency five-point plan to tackle the crisis in The Guardian. Read the article here

24 DECEMBER 2020: emergency statement on new variant of covid-19 And rapidly worsening situation in uk

by independentsage | Dec 24, 2020 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Short statements | 0

The situation across the UK, particularly England and Wales, is rapidly worsening. Evidence is now strong that the new variant of Covid-19 (B117) is significantly more infectious than previous strains. This is making a bad...

Issues and recommendations concerning COVID-19 vaccine rollout

by independentsage | Nov 27, 2020 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Vaccines & variants | 0

Preliminary results from clinical trials indicate that there are at least three vaccines that...

‘safer Winter Celebrations’ report featured in The guardian

by independentsage | Nov 23, 2020 | Media highlights, Mitigation measures | 0

Outdoor festivities and support for safer households: The Guardian reports on new Independent SAGE...

Response to announcement of successful covid vaccination trial

by independentsage | Nov 13, 2020 | Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Short statements, Vaccines & variants | 0

The announcement by Pfizer and BioNTech of results from the third phase of their vaccinetrial has...