COVID-19 management in light of pandemic increase in China and potential impact of new Omicron sub-variants (notably XBB.1.5 “Kraken”, and CH.1.1 “Orthrus”) High rates of SARS-CoV2 transmission anywhere in the world makes the...
Read MoreThe end of 2022 is looking brighter than in previous years – at least in terms of COVID. At this time in 2020, we lacked the protection of a vaccine and faced a new resurgent wave of COVID infections driven by the...
Read MoreIndependent 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...
Read MoreAlongside 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...
Read MoreAn 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...
Read MoreCovid-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...
Read MoreOmicron 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...
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The first articles alerting the world to a new variant, later designated Omicron, appeared only...
Read MoreAs 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...
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At his press conference of 20th October 2021, the Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, noted the rise...
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Independent SAGE has previously identified the risks and inadequacies of the outsourcing of COVID...
Read MoreIndependent SAGE welcomes today’s report by the Commons Health and Social Care and Science and Technology Committees, “Coronavirus: lessons learned to date”. The report criticises how “the UK approach reflected a consensus...
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