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Covid-19: Racialised Stigma And Inequalities, Recommendations For Promoting Social Cohesion – Briefing Note From Independent SAGE

January 28, 2021 Inequalities

One of the background issues that affects how people from minoritised ethnic groups are able to respond to government messages...

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Report On Long Covid

January 27, 2021 Long Covid

Long COVID – when symptoms of COVID last for many weeks and months – affects people of all ages and...

Briefing

Regular briefing: 22 January 2021

January 22, 2021 BehavioursCasesDeathsHospitalisationsRegionsSchools / ChildrenVaccines

In today’s session Dr Kit Yates presented the latest figures which showed that the number of new reported cases is...

Briefing

Regular briefing: 15 January 2021

January 15, 2021 Age demographicsCasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsRegionsSchools / ChildrenVaccines

Today Professor Christina Pagel presented the latest numbers showing that cases are falling in all nations and most regions of...

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Maintaining Adherence To Protective Behaviours During Vaccination Roll-Out

January 14, 2021 Behavioural ScienceMitigation MeasuresPandemic Policy

The roll-out of the new Covid-19 vaccines is welcomed. But it is not a ‘silver bullet’. There are two main...

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Halting Geographic Spread Of Covid-19

January 14, 2021 Contact TracingMitigation MeasuresPandemic Policy

The virus causing COVID-19 spreads readily between people and it is this characteristic that makes it particularly difficult to control....

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A ‘Safe Schools’ Policy For Re-Opening Education As Soon As Possible And Mitigating The Harms Of Closure

January 8, 2021 EducationEmergency MeasuresSafer Environments

This paper proposes a ‘safe schools policy’ aimed at mitigating the harms of school closure, ensuring the continuation of education...

Briefing

Regular briefing: 8 January 2021

January 8, 2021 CasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsNHS StatsRegionsTestingVaccines

Professor Christina Pagel presented a deep dive into the UK’s current Covid-19 situation, covering cases, hospitalisations, deaths, vaccinations and whether...

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4th January 2021: New Statements On The UK Vaccine Strategy

January 4, 2021 VaccinesVariants

Today, Independent SAGE has released two short documents about the UK vaccine strategy. The first document “Will new variants compromise...

Short Statement

30th December 2020: Emergency Statement And Call For Immediate National Lockdown

December 30, 2020 Emergency MeasuresPandemic Policy

The pandemic in England is now at the most threatening stage of the entire year. The number of cases are...

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24 December 2020: Emergency Statement On New Variant Of Covid-19 And Rapidly Worsening Situation In UK

December 24, 2020 ChristmasMitigation MeasuresPandemic PolicyVariants

The situation across the UK, particularly England and Wales, is rapidly worsening. Evidence is now strong that the new variant...

Briefing

Regular briefing: 18 December 2020

December 18, 2020 CasesDeathsHospitalisationsKitModellingRegionsTestingVaccines

This week we discussed the worsening situation in the UK, with Dr Kit Yates presenting the weekly numbers. We also...