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Briefing

Regular briefing: 17 September 2021

September 17, 2021 Age demographicsCasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsNHS StatsRegionsSchools / ChildrenVaccines

Alok Jha hosts the weekly Independent SAGE briefing, featuring a discussion on variants and vaccines led by Professor Aris Katzourakis...

Briefing

Regular briefing: 10 September 2021

September 10, 2021 Age demographicsCasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsInternationalRegionsSchools / ChildrenVaccines

As a new academic year commences, Professor Alice Roberts hosts a session on the safe return to universities, with a...

Short Statement

Statement On Universities And Colleges Autumn 2021 In The Context Of SARS-Cov-2

September 10, 2021 EducationSafer Environments

Universities are large workplaces and organizations with a public mission. Their impact on the sizeand composition of their local communities...

Short Statement

How Can We Safely Re-Open Live Events?

September 6, 2021 Mitigation Measures

Following the recent publication of an analysis from the Events Research Programme on the impact of mass events on Covid-19...

Report

Covid Safety Codes Of Practice

September 3, 2021 Mitigation MeasuresPandemic PolicySafer Environments

Why do we need Covid Safety Codes of Practice? Everyone in society can play a role in minimising Covid infection...

Report

September 2021: An Urgent Plan For Safer Schools

September 3, 2021 EducationSafer Environments

Independent SAGE released its first schools report in May 2020, updated for the return to school inSeptember 2020. Most of...

Report

September 2021: Protecting People At Work: The Covid-19 Safe Workplace Charter

September 3, 2021 InequalitiesMitigation MeasuresPandemic PolicySafer Environments

September 2021: Protecting People at Work: The COVID-19 Safe Workplace Charter Just over a year ago, on 27th August 2020,...

Briefing

Regular briefing: 3 September 2021

September 3, 2021 BehavioursChristinaSchools / Children

Independent SAGE hosts a discussion on the return to work and school, with presentations from Professor Christina Pagel and Professor...

Briefing

Regular briefing: 27 August 2021

August 27, 2021 Age demographicsCasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsInternationalRegionsVaccines

Alok Jha hosts Independent SAGE, with a discussion on the latest numbers from Professor Christina Pagel, and how people can...

Briefing

Regular briefing: 20 August 2021

August 20, 2021 CasesDeathsHospitalisationsKitModellingVaccines

This week Independent SAGE discussed a report on mitigation measures presented by Professor Liz Stokoe. Dr Kit Yates presented the...

Report

(How) Can We Reach Herd Immunity?

August 20, 2021 Herd ImmunityPandemic Policy

The term ‘herd immunity’ first found its way into the UK’s public consciousness very early on in thepandemic. In early...

Report

Following The Science – A Timeline

August 20, 2021 Behavioural SciencePandemic PolicyTimeline

A new report compares the advice from SAGE and Independent SAGE with government advice on key behavioural mitigations. The ‘Following...