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Short Statement
Making A Plan For Household Mixing December 2021
December 20, 2021 ChristmasMitigation MeasuresPandemic Policy
Omicron is extremely transmissible. If anyone in a moderately-sized social gathering indoors (e.g., ten people meeting up in a house...
Briefing
Regular briefing: 17 December 2021
December 17, 2021 Age demographicsCasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsRegionsTestingVaccinesVariants
For the final Independent SAGE briefing of 2021, Professor Christina Pagel gave the latest figures, and the scientists were joined...
Short Statement
Emergency Statement On Omicron: 15 December 2021
December 15, 2021 Emergency MeasuresMitigation MeasuresPandemic PolicyVariants
The first articles alerting the world to a new variant, later designated Omicron, appeared only three weeks ago. It is...
Short Statement
An Immediate Response To The Omicron Variant
December 10, 2021 Pandemic PolicyVariants
As widely predicted, new variants of COVID-19 continue to emerge. Omicron was first reported from Southern Africa on 24th November, and...
Briefing
Regular briefing: 10 December 2021
December 10, 2021 Age demographicsCasesChristinaHospitalisationsInternationalModellingRegionsSchools / ChildrenVaccinesVariants
Professor Christina Pagel presented the latest data showing that cases are going up across the UK, with prevalence of Omicron...
Briefing
Regular briefing: 3 December 2021
December 3, 2021 Age demographicsCasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsInternationalLong CovidRegionsSchools / ChildrenVaccinesVariants
This week, Independent SAGE discusses the Omicron variant, with special guest Professor Sheena Cruickshank, with the latest figures from Professor...
Briefing
Regular briefing: 26 November 2021
November 26, 2021 CasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsInequalitiesInternationalRegionsVaccinesVariants
The briefing this week started with a presentation on the latest Covid-19 data by Professor Christina Pagel, followed by a...
Briefing
Regular briefing: 19 November 2021
November 19, 2021 Age demographicsCasesDeathsHospitalisationsInternationalSchools / ChildrenVaccines
Today’s briefing started with a presentation by Colin Davis, Professor of Cognitive Psychology from the University of Bristol on the...
Briefing
Regular briefing: 12 November 2021
November 12, 2021 Behaviours
Today’s briefing included a presentation by Professor Emeritus Robert West on the latest report on behavioural mitigations, followed by a...
Report
Independent SAGE Provides A Framework For Behavioural Mitigation To Minimise Spread Of Covid-19
November 11, 2021 Behavioural ScienceMitigation MeasuresPandemic Policy
Vaccines and past infection do not provide 100% immunity from Covid-19 so the virus is likely to circulate for the...
Briefing
Regular briefing: 5 November 2021
November 5, 2021 Age demographicsCasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsInequalitiesInternationalLong CovidNHS StatsRegionsSchools / ChildrenTestingVaccinesVariants
Today’s briefing included a presentation of the latest figures from Professor Christina Pagel, followed by a Q&A session with members...
Briefing
Regular briefing: 29 October 2021
October 29, 2021 Age demographicsCasesChristinaDeathsHospitalisationsTestingVaccines
Today’s session was a collaboration between Independent SAGE and Keep our NHS Public, a non-party-political organisation campaigning against the privatisation...