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Category: Short statements
INDEPENDENT SAGE CROWDFUNDER 2023
Help us keep Independent SAGE running With extra funding we can keep going for longer, bringing...
Read MoreStatement on COVID-19 management in light of pandemic increase in China
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 MoreIndependent SAGE End of Year 2022 Statement
The 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...
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A seven point plan to suppress covid infections and reduce disruptions
A year on from Freedom Day, Independent SAGE is publishing a “7-point plan” to achieve...
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INDEPENDENT SAGE CROWDFUNDER
To contribute to the crowdfunder, visit this page. Independent SAGE is a group of scientists who...
Read MoreIndependent SAGE statement on child vaccination in England – 3 March 2022
Independent 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 MoreENDING OF FREE TESTS STATEMENT
Alongside 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 MoreSafer reopening of schools in January 2022
An 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 MoreCALL FOR GLOBAL ACTION
Covid-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 MoreIndependent SAGE and the Inquiry into the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK
Summary It is vital that inquiries are held into the preparation for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Such inquiries should be (a) broad, dealing with the range of factors that contributed to the outcomes achieved in the...
Read MoreMaking a Plan for Household Mixing December 2021
Omicron 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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