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Susan Michie Discussing A “Circuit Break” On Good Morning Britain
October 19, 2020
Susan Michie was a panellist on Good Morning Britain where she argued strongly for the need for a "circuit break" to stop and reverse the spread of COVID-19 in the UK. Watch her put her case here . Read our 16th October emergency plan here .
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Christina Pagel & Stephen Reicher Discussing Circuit Breakers On Channel 4 News
October 19, 2020
Christina Pagel and Stephen Reicher were interviewed on Channel 4 News about whether circuit breakers are needed in England, whether we need national or regional restrictions and how to rebuild social solidarity. Watch the segment here .
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Opinion Piece On Herd Immunity In The Guardian By Martin Mckee
October 18, 2020
The science is clear: attaining herd immunity to coronavirus via uncontrolled infection is a fringe view, peddled by a minority with no evidence to back up their position.' Joint opinion piece in The Guardian by Professor Martin McKee, Professor Trish Greenhalgh and Dr Michelle Kelly-Irving. Read full article here
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Anthony Costello Talks To Matt Frei On LBC Radio About Circuit Breakers
October 17, 2020
If you're going to do a circuit breaker, do it quickly before things get out of control.' Anthony Costello speaks to Matt Frei on LBC Radio. Listen to a clip a here .
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Martin Mckee On Channel 4 News Explaining Why A Herd Immunity Strategy Won’T Work
October 16, 2020
Martin McKee was interviewed on Channel 4 News about the John Snow Memorandum published in the Lancet on 15th October...
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Anthony Costello Talks To Sky News About Health And The Economy
October 15, 2020
Anthony Costello talks about the 'false dichotomy' between health and the economy on Sky News. Watch the clip a here .
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Kit Yates Talks To BBC About The New Tiers For Covid Restrictions
October 13, 2020
Kit Yates was inteviewed by BBC News, giving his reaction to the latest government tiers announced to tackle rising COVID-19 cases across the country. Listen to the full interview here .
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Christina Pagel Discusses 2nd Wave On BBC More Or Less
October 7, 2020
Christina Pagel was a guest on BBC's More or Less programme where she discussed the lost 16,000 cases from NHS Test and Trace last week and also whether we in a current second wave Listen to a clip about a second wave here . Full show is here .
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Gabriel Scally Tackling Herd Immunity On Newsnight
September 29, 2020
Gabriel Scally forcefully responds to Lord Sumption's suggestion that we should allow under 60's to get COVID in a population immunity strategy. Watch the full clip from BBC Newsnight here .
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Karl Friston Writes In The BMJ
September 27, 2020
Karl Friston makes the case for urgent improvement of contact tracing in the British Medical Journal as the way to avoid worst-case scenarios for COVID-19 this winter. Read the full article here .
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Martin Mckee Interviewed On CNN
September 26, 2020
Martin McKee was interviewed on CNN about what we can learn from how different countries have responded to COVID-19. Watch the full interview here .
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Sir David King On Good Morning Britain
September 23, 2020
“The test and trace system has never been fully operative and now has completely failed.” On Good Morning Britain, Sir...