SAGE warns life WON’T return to normal after ‘the great unlocking’ on June 21 and it could take until next YEAR because Covid vaccines aren’t good enough – as Boris prepares to unveil next stage out of restrictions tonight All legal limits on social contact were to be abolished by June 21 as part of … Read more
Professor Neil Ferguson warned the South African strain had taken root in Europe Professor Neil Ferguson today called for tighter border controls with Europe to keep out the dangerous South African of coronavirus amid fears it could undermine Britain’s vaccine roll-out. The SAGE adviser – dubbed ‘Professor Lockdown‘ because his gloomy modelling of the first … Read more
A document presented to SAGE called for an increase in the ‘perceived threat’ of Covid using ‘hard-hitting emotional messages’, reports claim today. Psychologists have accused Downing Street of using ‘covert psychological strategies’ to emphasise the threat from Covid-19 without contextualising the risks, the Telegraph reported. It was said this created ‘a state of heightened anxiety’, … Read more
England’s coronavirus R rate has not changed since last week, No10’s scientific advisers claimed today. SAGE estimated the figure – the average number of people each infected person passes the virus on to – was still between 0.8 and one but may be as high as one in every region because cases are ‘levelling off’. Advisers … Read more
Rishi Sunak confirms he helped block calls for ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown last year after wave of criticism for rejecting Sage advice Ministers faced criticism after rejecting advice from the Sage advisory group Rishi Sunak insisted there ‘wasn’t a clear-cut case’ for shutting down economy Scientists believed a two-three week lockdown could reverse a surge in … Read more
Brits should NOT hug each other yet: SAGE expert says people must wait until Covid cases are ‘really, really low’ to safely embrace friends and relatives Sir Mark Walport, a SAGE member, said there is ‘still quite a lot of infection about’ Today marks England’s first step out of lockdown with outdoor meeting allowed Around … Read more
Kylie Jenner showcases her incredibly toned physique in a sage green sports bra and matching biker shorts on a run By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 02:06 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 02:06 BST, 29 March 2021 Kylie Jenner showcased her gym-honed figure in a low-cut sage green sports bra and matching biker shorts … Read more
Charities urge Boris Johnson to begin donating vaccines to poorer nations or risk ‘hoarding’ supplies while frontline workers are exposed to Covid Charities say UK is on track to have more than 100million surplus vaccine doses They say that’s enough to vaccinate world’s frontline health workers twice over Government has spent £548m on programme to deliver … Read more
One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found. Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca‘s jab. The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more
The South African coronavirus variant may make vaccines 30 per cent less effective, the Government’s scientific advisers have warned. Analysis by SAGE found the strain can cause up to a 10-fold decrease in the effectiveness of antibodies in vaccinated or previously infected people. While antibodies are not the only part of the immune response against … Read more