“Today’s report from the Public Accounts Committee lays bare the vast sums of money that have been squandered on our test and trace system that continues to fail us at every turn. For over eight months Independent SAGE has been...
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Blatant and visible violations of Covid-safe rules and guidance are relatively rare and probably...
Read MoreToday, 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...
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On 31st October 2020, Boris Johnson announced new national restrictions in England starting on 5th...
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...
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