“The people who’ll get sick and die are the people who’d be first in line for the vaccine in January.” Professor Christina Pagel was a guest on BBC Newsnight where she spoke about the danger of the NHS becoming overwhelmed as a result of increasing cases over Christmas. Watch the clip here
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‘My concern with the vaccine is that the very people who have a right to be concerned about safety for historical and contemporary, systemic, discriminatory reasons, are the same groups of people who are at greater risk of exposure and death from the disease.’ Dr Tolullah Oni answers questions on the vaccine from readers of The Voice.
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‘It feels as if we are slowly but surely walking into a burning building on purpose, knowing it’s probably going to crash down around our heads.’ Prof Christina Pagel and Dr Kit Yates are interviewed in The Guardian about rising numbers of Covid-19 patients in hospitals in the run-up to Christmas.
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‘The data show that almost half the people think the current restrictions aren’t tough enough and only 10% think they’re too tough, so I think the great majority of people would understand it.’ Professor Susan Michie on GMB discussing how people might react to the government tightening up restrictions over Christmas.
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