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Helen Salisbury Quoted In The Independent On Covid In Children

November 20, 2021

“I’m really concerned that we seem to have accepted that it doesn’t really matter so much if children get Covid." Dr. Helen Salisbury quoted in the Independent.

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Christina Pagel Quoted In Daily Mirror On Covid Boosters

November 6, 2021

“If we want the booster programme to save Christmas we’re going to have to do it a hell of a lot quicker." Professor Christina Pagel quoted in Daily Mirror. Read the full story here

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New Anti-Viral Drug: Deenan Pillay Talks To Sky News

November 6, 2021

"It's a great advance but there's a big caveat...in order to be effective they need to be used early on in the disease." Professor Deenan Pillay was interviewed on Sky News about Pfizer's new anti-viral drug. Watch a clip here

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Christina Pagel Quoted In Guardian Story On JCVI Failing To Back Vaccines For Teens

November 2, 2021

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) failed to endorse vaccines for teens despite considering evidence that the jabs would reduce infections, hospitalisations and some deaths in the age group, the Guardian reports. Read the full story here

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Stephen Reicher Writes About Covid Measures In The Guardian

October 28, 2021

The government talks of freedom but true liberty comes from cutting infections so people feel safe, writes Professor Stephen Reicher in the Guardian. Read the full article here

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We Need To Move To Plan B’ Kit Yates Opinion Piece In Guardian

October 21, 2021

All the Covid indicators in the UK are going in the wrong direction,' writes Dr Kit Yates in The Guardian. Read the full article here

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Christina Pagel Talks To Channel 4 About The House Of Commons Report On The UK’S Response To Coronavirus

October 14, 2021

Professor Christina Pagel speaks to Jon Snow from Channel 4 news, giving her reaction to the House of Commons Report...

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Susan Michie Talks To BBC

October 12, 2021

Professor Susan Michie talks to the BBC about how we can learn from other countries as we go into winter....

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Martin Mckee Responds To New Report Into UK’S Covid-19 Response In BMJ

October 12, 2021

"The scale of the problem set out in the report is truly shocking." Professor Martin McKee unpicks the findings of two parliamentary reports on the UK’s failed pandemic response in a piece for the BMJ. Read the full article here

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England Is The Odd One Out In Europe’ Martin Mckee & Christina Pagel Opinion Piece In Guardian

October 7, 2021

Martin McKee and Professor Christina Pagel look at how the "vaccine-plus" strategy followed by our closest neighbours is helping them achieve much better health outcomes than England. Read the full article here

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Christina Pagel Quoted In Evening Standard

October 4, 2021

Professor Christina Pagel quoted in Evening Standard story on spread of Covid in schools. "There is literally an outbreak in every school." Read full article here

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Vaccinations For School Children: Dr Helen Salisbury Quoted In Guardian

October 3, 2021

“We should have started this in the summer.” Dr Helen Salisbury was one of several senior doctors interviewed by the Guardian about the delayed vaccination programme for school children. Read the full article Watch a clip here