Professor Andrew Hayward, a SAGE adviser, warned major cities could become Covid ‘pockets’ due to lower jab uptake rates London, Manchester and other cities lagging behind in the vaccine roll-out could face spikes in coronavirus cases and deaths because millions of people won’t be unprotected, a top infectious diseases expert has warned. Professor Andrew Hayward, … Read more
Professor Andrew Hayward, a SAGE adviser, warned major cities could become Covid ‘pockets’ due to lower jab uptake rates London, Manchester and other cities could face spikes in coronavirus cases because millions are refusing to get the vaccine, a top infectious diseases expert has warned. Professor Andrew Hayward, who sits on a committee advising SAGE, … Read more
UK scientists’ fury at EU Astrazeneca scaremongering as Brussels stockpiles seven million doses of the Oxford jab amid fears it will cost British lives British experts accuse Macron and Merkel of being ‘completely irresponsible’ France among several EU countries that suspended use of AstraZeneca vaccine Sir John Bell said of France: ‘They’re changing the rules … Read more
Equality chief in gay hostility row: Whitehall adviser accuses ministers of creating an unpleasant environment for gay people as she quits her post Jayne Ozanne has labelled ministers Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch as ‘ignorant’ Miss Ozanne quit the Conservative Party and Government’s LGBT advisory panel She says there’s a ‘hostile environment for LGBT people’ … Read more
Sending children back to schools is ‘absolutely’ safe and people shouldn’t panic if Covid case numbers rise because of it, a SAGE expert claimed today. Professor Calum Semple, an expert in child health and outbreak medicine at Liverpool University and No10 adviser, pointed to studies that have shown primary school pupils are about half as likely to … Read more
Don’t force primary school pupils to wear masks, says top Public Health England adviser Top PHE adviser warned not to force primary school pupils to wear face masks Dr Susan Hopkins said children that young have trouble keeping masks on She also said young pupils need to see facial expressions for their development By Daily … Read more
Dr Mike Tildesley warned the Government may delay lockdown easing plans Boris Johnson may have to delay plans to ease lockdown restrictions if coronavirus cases start to spike, a Sage adviser warned today. Dr Mike Tildesley, who was behind one of the gloomy forecasts that warned tens of thousands of Britons could die if No10 … Read more
Dr Mike Tildesley warned the Government may delay lockdown easing plans Boris Johnson may have to delay plans to ease lockdown restrictions if coronavirus cases start to spike, a Sage adviser warned today. Dr Mike Tildesley, who was behind one of the gloomy forecasts that warned tens of thousands of Britons could die if No10 … Read more
White House coronavirus adviser Andy Slavitt appeared stumped on Wednesday when asked to explain why California and Florida, which had very different methods of combating COVID-19, have similar trends in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Slavitt told MSNBC that the virus was still very unpredictable and ‘a little bit beyond our explanation.’ In California, a little more … Read more
Boris Johnson makes his top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister – giving him Michael Gove’s job overseeing future relations with the EU Lord Frost is to become a minister in the Cabinet Office, Downing St said Comes weeks after PM axed plans to make him the National Security Adviser Frost is ex-ambassador to … Read more