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Vaccination FAQS
February 24, 2021 Vaccines
last updated 13 April 2021 TYPES OF VACCINES What types of vaccines will be used in the UK and roughly,...
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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...
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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...
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Rethinking Christmas: A Three Point Plan To Keep Families And Communities Safe
December 11, 2020 ChristmasMitigation MeasuresPandemic Policy
The Four Governments of the UK have agreed a common policy which allows up to three householdsto meet up indoors...
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Q&A With Michael Rosen
December 9, 2020 Interview
Children’s author and poet Michael Rosen contracted COVID-19 at the end of March and spent 48 days in intensive care,...
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Independent SAGE Winter-Spring Universities Transitions In The Context Of SARS-Cov-2
December 4, 2020 EducationEmergency Measures
The Department for Education ‘student travel window’ guidance published on 11th November 2020 iscurrently being enacted, between 3rd and 9th...
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Safer Winter Celebrations And Festivities
November 23, 2020 ChristmasMitigation MeasuresPandemic Policy
This brief report provides advice for making winter celebrations safer for oneself, one’s familyand the community. It provides practical suggestions...
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Q&A With Sir David King, Chair Of Independent SAGE
November 9, 2020 Interview
From apartheid to climate change, Sir David King has never shied away from confronting the big issues of the day....
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Independent SAGE Statement On University Winter Term 2020 And Winter-Spring Transitions In The Context Of SARS-Cov-2
November 4, 2020 EducationSafer Environments
On 31st October 2020, Boris Johnson announced new national restrictions in England starting on 5th November. This includes the suggestion...