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🚨NEW🚨
'Communicating Science During Covid: Trials, Tribulations & Trolls'
@IndependentSage
members
@chrischirp
&
@sheencr
sit with
@allthecitizens
'
@manasa_nara
for a final Q&A on communicating pandemic science, science comms via social media & more.
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***NEW STATEMENT***
Independent SAGE calls on the Government to publish immediately the scientific evidence and risk assessments on which it has based this decision to remove free tests.
Read here:
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NEW: Independent SAGE has evaluated the scientific evidence on social distancing & concludes it is not safe to reduce it from 2m to 1m indoors as government proposes
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NEW: Independent SAGE has released a statement calling for an immediate reversal of the government’s decision to cut laptop provision for disadvantaged pupils by 80%
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Independent SAGE has met tonight ahead of its second weekly briefing tomorrow 11.30am. We are very concerned about the significant gaps in government data & do not understand the reasons behind it. We will be examining this issue in detail
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Independent SAGE urges people to continue to wear masks and work from home if possible - it is too early to drop these measures. Read our strategy in this statement:
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NEW:
@NicolaSturgeon
has announced that she is trying to get all 4 nations to adopt
#ZeroCOVID
approach as set out by Independent SAGE. We very much hope the UK government will listen & take appropriate steps. We need to work together to eliminate COVID-19
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NEW: Independent SAGE has prepared an emergency statement & plan & is hosting a press conference tomorrow, 10am. Please join us. We believe we are at the most critical moment of the crisis so far. Only by acting NOW can we avoid 10s of 1000s of deaths
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‘We’re still seeing the equivalent of 2 jumbo jets full of people being killed a week. And it’s avoidable. And to not speak about about that would, in my view, be entirely irresponsible.’
Prof
@ReicherStephen
on why Independent SAGE continues to speak out
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NEW: We are delighted to hear news of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine this morning. But it’s not enough. We need a full suite of measures including an IMMEDIATE national lockdown & school closures while they’re made safe. Please join us at 10am for an emergency press conference
NEW: Independent SAGE has prepared an emergency statement & plan & is hosting a press conference tomorrow, 10am. Please join us. We believe we are at the most critical moment of the crisis so far. Only by acting NOW can we avoid 10s of 1000s of deaths
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"It's not fine if kids get covid. Firstly, it isn't. Secondly, it can spread to other people, and thirdly it disrupts their education when they need to go home."
@chrischirp
#IndependentSAGE
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Where is the government?
There are now more people in hospital in England with Covid-19 than at any point in the pandemic.
Where is the government?
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13 year old
@ZachZachadoodle
tells
#IndependentSAGE
about his mental health struggles brought on by the lack of safety from coronavirus in schools.
"I feel nothing but despair."
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Professor Anthony Costello: Moonshot is a distraction. It's a PR stunt. Let's follow a careful approach to setting up a working Find, Test, Trace, Isolate programme that is integrated into the NHS
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Today, England enters a 2nd national lockdown. This is a measure of absolute last resort. We shouldn’t be here. As Independent SAGE marks its 6-month anniversary this week, we will continue our calls for a fully functioning Find, Test, Trace, Isolate system. There is a better way
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Independent SAGE has reviewed the evidence on social distancing. We believe rate of transmission is still too high to relax the rules. Tomorrow’s expected announcement will effectively end all social distancing & signal a ‘return to normal’. We urge govt to publish its evidence
Are we about to see changes to the 2 metre social distancing rule?
Security Minister
@JBrokenshire
tells
@skynewsniall
any decision to amend the guidelines will be carried out with public health in mind. RC
#KayBurley
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"I don't think we can do anything but conclude that this government is seriously carrying out its herd immunity policy through natural infection, through school children."
@Zubhaque
#IndependentSAGE
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Tiers are not enough: do we need a national lockdown? Independent SAGE will present its emergency plan and a blueprint to fix the 'national disgrace' that is Test & Trace at tomorrow’s livestreamed briefing. 1.30pm. All welcome. DM or Tweet your questions for our scientists
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This is why Independent SAGE is urging a Zero COVID strategy. The continuing high number of deaths in England is both unacceptable & avoidable
UK new deaths reported today:
England: 147
Scotland: 0
Wales: 1
N.Ireland: 0
UK new confirmed cases: 820 cases.
Numbers are not coming down fast enough. And no idea how many people tested in England to find those 820.
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New Zealand followed an elimination strategy. Ireland is following an elimination strategy. Scotland is following an elimination strategy. What strategy is the UK government following? Does anybody know?
The people & government of
#NewZealand
, led by
@jacindaardern
, have shown
#COVID19
can be overcome through commitment, action & vigilance. Testing, contract tracing & clear communication to the public are hallmarks of the country’s successful response.
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'I know of no episode in history where a government has willingly aided and abetted the spread of a dangerous infectious disease among its own population. History is being made'
@GabrielScally
writes in
@NewStatesman
on dangers of new
#COVID19
strategy
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‘Terrible mistake!’ 1,000 experts warn Boris 'herd immunity' strategy will kill thousands
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Prof Stephen Reicher: The govt is more intent on managing blame than managing the pandemic. If you tell people you mustn't get a test if you don't need one, they will delay and the infection will spread more. Not only is what Matt Hancock said wrong but it is also dangerous
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"We're in a very serious situation, and I cannot for the life of me see why they are defending a privatised test trace and isolate system that clearly doesn't work and spending a fortune on it."
@globalhlthtwit
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A crystal ball, SAGE & Independent SAGE to be accurate
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NEW: Independent SAGE met last night to discuss the worsening crisis. The govt admits Tiers 1-3 cannot contain the virus. We fear Christmas Day mixing in context of new strain will create 1000s of dangerous super-spreading events.
The entire UK needs to go into Tier 4 *TODAY*
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Johnson has ignored the science and blown our chance to stop a second wave | Stephen Reicher
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Anthony Costello: We could have locked down March 3rd when we had the same number of deaths as Korea. We could have saved thousands and thousands of lives. Brutally. Yes.
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We invite the public to read our latest review of the scientific evidence & why we believe it is too soon to change rules to 1m indoors
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NEW: a statement from Independent SAGE on the abolition of PHE.
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NEW: Please read our letter from
@Sir_David_King
to
@CMO_England
on why we believe a Zero COVID UK strategy is an urgent necessity.
‘Our fear is that if the UK govt does not revise its approach we could see thousands of unnecessary & avoidable deaths’
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The government has decided to keep many schools open. We explained today why we disagree with this policy. Schools are not safe currently. And they need to be made safe. We believe it is both possible & *essential* we do this.
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"We are really concerned that the level of infectivity across the country as a whole, is too high at the moment to open the schools."
@Sir_David_King
#IndependentSAGE
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'There is no point having a merry Christmas then burying friends and family in January'
@GabrielScally
talks to Good Morning Britain
Is it selfish to celebrate a normal Christmas with your family?
‘There is no point having a merry Christmas then burying friends and family in January.’
Public Health expert
@GabrielScally
has a stark warning that there will be deaths from families gathering at Christmas.
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Independent SAGE is unanimous in saying this is not enough. The government has a disastrous track record in responding too late. We are desperately concerned this is happening again
Why not go for national lockdown now? the PM is asked
Boris Johnson says it was "an option we considered", but decided against, given "regional variation" in infection & "open question" of tier 4 impact
"We will keep reviewing this"
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This is what Independent SAGE said on September 18. We couldn’t have been clearer. It’s too late to undo the past but we can & must set up a fully functioning Find, Test, Trace, Isolate, Support system now or this lockdown will be in vain
💥💥We are at a crisis point💥💥
We have 2-3 weeks to bring virus under control.
We can do this. But we need to act NOW
Please watch
Inc new figures from
@chrischirp
, new modelling from Prof Karl Friston & 10 Point Emergency Plan from
@ReicherStephen
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"Do you think that herd immunity by infection is the government's intent for our children, including condemning some to Long Covid?"
@chrischirp
"I have no idea what their intent is, but if it was their intent, then this is how I would do it."
#IndependentSAGE
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1564 deaths in one day. Unimaginable suffering and grief. How many more preventable deaths will happen before we find our way out of this pandemic?
Join us at our weekly public briefing, this Friday, 1.30pm, to discuss a way forward. DM or Tweet us your questions
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As the terrible milestone of 100,000 deaths within 28 days of a positive
#Covid
test is passed, Boris Johnson says he could “exhaust the thesaurus of misery”. No thanks. How about this govt learns from previous mistakes to prevent more unnecessary deaths and suffering instead?
More than 100,000 people have died with coronavirus in UK, after daily figures record 1,631 deaths within 28 days of positive test
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LIVE NOW: Independent SAGE is calling for an immediate national lockdown. We'll be hearing from frontline doctors and answering q's on vaccine. With
@theAliceRoberts
& latest figures from
@chrischirp
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Matt Hancock says 85% of contacts had been traced. This is deeply misleading as it relates only to the 5407 individuals who were reached by contact tracers and ignores 75% of new cases - new response by the Independent SAGE
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‘Our message is to wear masks indoors. Wear masks in public places. And ministers should be setting a good example. And they’re not.’
@globalhlthtwit
discusses the latest evidence from Hong Kong on mask wearing
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"We don't have to wear masks all the time, everywhere, forever, but in places where the risk of transmission is very high... it would be most advisable for everybody to be wearing high filtration well-fitted masks."
@trishgreenhalgh
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Watch Independent SAGE’s Prof
@SusanMichie
go head-to-head with
@ProfKarolSikora
on
@GMB
.
Number of cases is above govt threshold. Test & trace isn’t working. R number is too high. We have major issues we need to address ahead of schools re-opening
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"BORIS Johnson has been warned by scientists during today's Independent SAGE briefing that the nationwide tier system introduced by his Government is failing to slow the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently."
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NEW: Independent SAGE will host a science briefing tomorrow, Friday 12.30pm. Prof Christina Pagel
@chrischirp
will present new analysis of latest govt data live on YouTube, Facebook & Twitter. We welcome questions from the press & public.
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"We know what the solution is because we can see it in front of us. There's not a country in the world that has a successful herd immunity strategy; there are countries that have a successful Test, Trace Isolate strategy - why don't we do it?"
@chrischirp
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A second wave? Or a resurgence of the first? Please join Independent SAGE for our weekly science briefing at 11.30am tomorrow. We will analyse this week’s figures, compare the 4 nations & answer questions from press & public. All welcome!
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"It's not that schools are worse than other indoor places. But they are an indoor place. And they're an indoor place that often has poor ventilation, that does have crowding, and that now has the single population that is the least vaccinated."
@chrischirp
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➡️ 1 in 50 people in England currently have coronavirus
➡️ 60,916 new cases recorded in the UK
➡️ A further 830 deaths reported
It didn't have to be this way
Join us for our first livestreamed briefing of 2021 on Friday at 1.30pm. DM or Tweet us questions for our experts
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A statement from Independent SAGE about today’s news regarding the app.
We urge the government to respond to our serious concerns
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"We're seeing a pattern here. The scientific community, including ourselves, call for action, and the government prevaricates, and it dithers, and it waits until we are in an absolute crisis."
@ReicherStephen
#IndependentSAGE
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"When the prime minister says we're living with Covid, what he really means is that some people will be living with Covid, and others won't."
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Independent SAGE has been urging action on test & trace for weeks. We believe a functioning find, test, trace, isolate & support system is fundamental to suppressing the virus. We urge Labour to follow Scotland & Ireland’s lead & back a
#ZeroCOVID
approach
There is precious little evidence that ministers are preparing for a second wave or further local lockdowns.
Enough.
Now is the time to fix problems and drive down cases.
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"A health secretary, who can get up in parliament and say we might have 100,000 infections a day, is telling people that infections don't matter. That's the message."
@ReicherStephen
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"The really frustrating thing is when Boris Johnson said, when we hit the 100,000 deaths milestone, we've truly done everything we can to minimise suffering and to minimise the loss of life... for me that is an insult to the families who have lost loved ones."
@Kit_Yates_Maths
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Independent SAGE will mark its 6-month anniversary this week. We believe independent scientific advice is more important than ever. The scientists give up their time for free. This funds tiny support team. Thank you to everyone who has helped us so far 🙏
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"I am staggered that teachers and the school work force are being asked to roll out what is essentially a public health professional thing to do."
@Zubhaque
#IndependentSAGE
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NEW: Independent SAGE publishes final report on contact tracing today. We judge current ‘Test & Trace’ scheme not fit for purpose. We have serious concerns for both public health & economic recovery & are urging the govt to radically revise its operation
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Independent SAGE is calling for an immediate national lockdown now. There is no evidence that even Tier 4 is working. This is new pandemic that needs a radical new plan
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"We should have a total clampdown now, because we have no national health service functioning, we're having an overwhelming of our national health service and it's going to get much worse in the next two to three weeks."
@globalhlthtwit
#IndependentSAGE
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Boris Johnson gave two reasons for lifting all restrictions. Both are wrong. Must-read piece from
@chrischirp
of Independent SAGE in
@guardian
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***NEW STATEMENT***
Independent SAGE calls for global action. As long as some countries remain unvaccinated, the virus will continue to circulate and new variants will emerge. This is a global problem which can only be addressed at a global level.
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Test and Trace has cost "four times the aid budget, that's more than you spend on all secondary education. It's two thirds of the total NHS staff budget each year. This is staggering."
@globalhlthtwit
for
#IndependentSAGE
on the failings of Test and Trace.
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"This is an appeal to the media. Be accurate in your reporting. The true reality of this pandemic is the mundane, dull, heroic compliance, and if we get that story out then the minority who don't adhere will realise how anti-normative their behaviour is."
@ReicherStephen
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"We should not return to school, we should not undo any other aspect of the lockdown until the test, trace and isolation policy is fully in place."
@Sir_David_King
speaking to
@NickFerrariLBC
on the dangers of going back to school.
#IndependentSAGE
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BREAKING: Britain is at ‘critical’ moment in COVID-19 crisis as new report from Independent SAGE says test, track & trace system is ‘not fit for purpose’
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Tomorrow Independent SAGE will be examining the record of the government's test & trace system.
We will be making an announcement ahead of a renewal of SERCO's contract, due on Aug 23.
Please join us at new time of 1.30pm.
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"We're not sending our children in to schools to drink poisoned water. So why should we be sending them into schools to breathe poisoned air?"
@SusanMichie
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Independent SAGE agrees with government’s own SAGE group that current levels of transmission are too high. Reducing rules from 2m to 1m will effectively end all social distancing in UK. It is too soon to do so.
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"We have the wrong strategy. Failure to suppress this virus is causing cases, deaths, hospital admissions, economic disaster, mutations, variants, more death, more recession, fewer jobs. We've got the wrong strategy."
@globalhlthtwit
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‘Don’t lift lockdown until contact tracing works, WHO tells Johnson’
@IndependentSage
echoes this.
We will publish our full report this week on why this is such a threat to both public health & the economy
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The government has instructed all children to go back to school on the 8th March. Kids, how do you feel about this?
#IndependentSAGE
wants to hear from you.
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NEW: Independent SAGE has prepared a briefing note on the new mutation.
‘The most important way to reduce emergence of new mutants is to reduce spread of the virus’
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The pandemic is not over.
***NEW REPORT*** from
#IndependentSAGE
highlights why social solidarity is now more important than ever.
Read in full here:
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BREAKING: Government failing to follow advice of own SAGE group in re-opening schools on June 1, says new report by
#IndependentSAGE
.
Press conference live-streamed here & at
@Sir_David_King
, 12pm. Also on YouTube & Facebook
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Independent SAGE has produced a report on
#ZeroCOVIDUK
.
We have written to
@CMO_England
&
@uksciencechief
.
We believe it is only way to prevent 1000s more deaths.
We do not understand the UK strategy & why it is failing to pursue an elimination policy.
Boris Johnson has been urged to follow the “elimination strategy” pursued by Nicola Sturgeon, to drive down cases to as close to zero as possible
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Please read
@Sir_David_King
’s comments from yesterday’s briefing on testing.
Britain is on a knife-edge. Test & trace has failed. But it can & must be fixed.
The answer is not moonshots. It’s a fully functioning system of Test, Trace, Isolate, Support
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"There is a case for opening nightclubs, but that case is immoral and unethical."
@GabrielScally
#IndependentSAGE
#LongCovid
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"I certainly don't think we should be relaxing anything until we're finished our vaccination programme. But it's not just about restrictions, it's about doing the things we know work."
@chrischirp
#IndependentSAGE
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Today, Independent SAGE is launching a crowdfunder to support our work.
Prof
@ReicherStephen
explains why we continue to speak out.
We believe the number of people dying is both avoidable & unacceptable.
Thank you 🙏
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"I'm concerned that the public have been given a false sense of security, that we've got a functioning test and trace system from what the government are saying, though we actually don't." a contact tracer giving her account of TTI to
#IndependentSAGE
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'I keep having to come to terms with the fact that I'm a different person now.'
@MichaelRosenYes
talked to us about his ongoing recovery from COVID-19 and the dangers of seeing older people as ‘collateral damage’.
Full interview up on our website now 👇👇
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"The reason Sir David King set up independent Sage was that he was so disturbed by the government strategy and the secrecy around the science. It’s able to communicate directly with the public and the media."
@SusanMichie
#IndependentSAGE
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NEW: The Independent SAGE has responded to yesterday’s news that the government is expected to announce relaxing of 2-metre rule. We have reviewed the scientific evidence & believe it is too soon. Transmission is still too high. A functioning tracing system is not in place
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BREAKING: New draft consultation report from
#IndependentSAGE
says NOT safe to re-open schools on June 1
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Thank you to
@LaylaMoran
& the parliamentary committee. We have been pushing for
#ZeroCovid
for weeks & have previously written to
@CMO_England
making the same point. We look forward to the prime minister’s response.
I've written to the Prime Minister in my role as Chair of the Cross-Party Coronavirus Inquiry. Following over 1000 evidence submissions, we recommend an urgent move to a ‘zero-covid’ strategy.
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***NEW***
Independent SAGE offers a household mixing plan for the public to refer to, to evaluate the risks of mixing households over the holiday season.
Read in full here:
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This is why we believe the government must take action ***today***.
Latest figures show we are days away from levels we saw when London locked down. We need press, public & government to understand the extreme seriousness of the situation. Please join us, 1.30pm today
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‘UK on course for 30,000 more coronavirus deaths unless Johnson changes approach, warns Independent SAGE’
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NEW: Independent SAGE will release an emergency statement today. Please join us at 1.30pm when Prof
@chrischirp
will give an up-to-the-minute presentation of the latest data including vaccine efficacy. Press & public questions to follow. All welcome
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Infection rates rising, Test and Trace still failing, restrictions tightening: our panel of experts will be discussing all this and more at our livestreamed briefing tomorrow at 1.30pm. What would you like to ask the scientists? Please DM us your questions
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Please help us! Independent SAGE wants to hear your concerns. The government wants children to start to return to school on June 1. Independent SAGE is currently reviewing the scientific evidence. Parents, teachers, children, others: please send your questions.
#IndependentSAGE
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This is the official twitter feed for the Independent SAGE. We are following the science.
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A powerful warning from
@GabrielScally
. The UK is at ‘a fork in the road’. If we continue as we are the consequences may be ‘terrible - again’. Or ‘we can make a decision to get this virus under control.’
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‘You can’t gimmick your way out of a pandemic.’ Please watch
@Zubhaque
on why we urgently need a Zero COVID strategy.
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