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...
Read MoreThe 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...
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The Four Governments of the UK have agreed a common policy which allows up to three householdsto...
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This brief report provides advice for making winter celebrations safer for oneself, one’s...
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The announcement by Pfizer and BioNTech of results from the third phase of their vaccinetrial has...
Read MoreIt 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 MoreIndependent 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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It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of Professor Val Curtis, a highly valued...
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We wrote on 21st September that we were in a crisis and put forward a ten point plan to avoid a...
Read MoreSince 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 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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Sweden is often used as an example of a country where a population immunity strategy is working,...
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