Category: Vaccines & variants

VACCINATION FAQs

Posted by independentsage | Feb 24, 2021 | Vaccines & variants | 0

Independent SAGE statement on child vaccination in England – 3 March 2022

by independentsage | Mar 3, 2022 | Recent reports, Short statements, Vaccines & variants | 0

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...

CALL FOR GLOBAL ACTION

by independentsage | Dec 22, 2021 | Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Short statements, Vaccines & variants | 0

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...

Making a Plan for Household Mixing December 2021

by independentsage | Dec 20, 2021 | Short statements, Vaccines & variants | 0

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...

EMERGENCY STATEMENT ON OMICRON: 15 DECEMBER 2021

by independentsage | Dec 15, 2021 | Lockdowns, Mitigation measures, Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Recent reports, Short statements, Vaccines & variants | 0

The first articles alerting the world to a new variant, later designated Omicron, appeared only...

An immediate response to the Omicron variant

by independentsage | Dec 10, 2021 | Recent reports, Short statements, Vaccines & variants | 0

As 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...

is plan b enough? zubaida haque on sky news

by independentsage | Dec 9, 2021 | Media highlights, Vaccines & variants | 0

Dr Zubaida Haque speaks to Sky News about the rapid spread of Omicron variant, Plan B and how...

Omicron: CHRISTINA PAGEL SPEAKS TO SKY NEWS

by independentsage | Dec 3, 2021 | Media highlights, Vaccines & variants | 0

Professor Christina Pagel speaks to Sky News about the Omicron variant and why early action,...

WEEKLY BRIEFING 3rd december 2021

by independentsage | Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorised, Vaccines & variants, Weekly briefings on COVID-19 | 0

This week, Independent SAGE discusses the Omicron variant, with special guest Professor Sheena...

WEekly briefing 26th November 2021

by independentsage | Nov 26, 2021 | Overall COVID-19 Strategy, Vaccines & variants, Weekly briefings on COVID-19 | 0

The briefing this week started with a presentation on the latest Covid-19 data by Professor...

christina Pagel quoted in daily mirror on covid boosters

by independentsage | Nov 6, 2021 | Media highlights, Vaccines & variants | 0

“If we want the booster programme to save Christmas we’re going to have to do it a hell of a lot quicker.” Professor Christina Pagel quoted in Daily Mirror. Read the full story here

Christina pagel quoted in guardian story on jcvi failing to back vaccines for teens

by independentsage | Nov 2, 2021 | Media highlights, Vaccines & variants | 0

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) failed to endorse vaccines for teens despite considering evidence that the jabs would reduce infections, hospitalisations and some deaths in the age group, the Guardian reports. Read the full story here

Independent sage WRITES TO JCVI asking it to release Details of its meetings about vaccinations for teenagers

by independentsage | Oct 5, 2021 | Recent reports, Vaccines & variants | 0

Independent SAGE has written a letter to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) asking it to release the minutes and agendas of the meetings at which it discussed vaccination for teenagers, in line with its...