Response to announcement of successful covid vaccination trial
The announcement by Pfizer and BioNTech of results from the third phase of their vaccinetrial has...
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Category: Short statements
Statement 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...
Read MoreStatement on cuts to laptop allocation for disadvantaged pupils
Independent SAGE statement on cuts to the Department for Education allocation of laptops for disadvantaged pupils in England On 22nd October, the Department for Education imposed a legal duty on all schools in England “to...
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Remembering Professor Val Curtis
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of Professor Val Curtis, a highly valued...
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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 MoreIndependent SAGE Emergency Statement on Universities in the Context of Rising SARS-CoV-2 Cases in Late September 2020
Since Indepent Sage’s initial consultation on University reopening at the end of August, the situation has changed significantly. Cases are rising rapidly, particularly in young adults, and there are reports of rapidly deteriorating situations on some university campuses as universities attempt to manage the multiple crises of transmission, infections, and student welfare.
In light of this we have updated our recommendations. Read the full statement and recommendations here .
This statement represents the considered view of Independent SAGE. We welcome additional evidence and views that might enable us to improve upon it.
Read MoreIndependent sage statement on the new uk government covid measures announced on 22nd september
Independent SAGE statement on the new UK Government COVID Measures announced on 22nd September We welcome the four nations agreement on a strategy aimed at “suppressing the virus to the lowest possible level and keeping it...
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A closer look at Sweden’s response to COVID-19
Sweden is often used as an example of a country where a population immunity strategy is working,...
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An emergency 10-Point plan to avoid a national lockdown
We are in a crisis. Infections and hospital admissions are rapidly increasing. The testing system...
Read MorePress release on abolition of Public Health England
Independent SAGE has repeatedly called for urgent strengthening of public health systems in England, particularly at the local level. It has also called for much greater prominence to be given to public health advice and...
Read MoreStatement on Leicester and local lockdowns
The lockdown in Leicester constitutes a foreseeable crisis of the Government’s own making. It has come too late and, by being imposed on the locality, rather than being developed and implemented with the locality, it risks creating uncertainty, dissent, and even disorder.
Read MoreIf current infection rates continue, could see 20,000 more deaths by spring 2021
Re-opening of pubs & restaurants on Independence Day ‘sends totally wrong message to public’
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