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Maintaining Adherence To Protective Behaviours During Vaccination Roll-Out

January 14, 2021 Behavioural Science Mitigation Measures Pandemic Policy

The roll-out of the new Covid-19 vaccines is welcomed. But it is not a ‘silver bullet’. There are two main...

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A ‘Safe Schools’ Policy For Re-Opening Education As Soon As Possible And Mitigating The Harms Of Closure

January 8, 2021 Education Emergency Measures Safer Environments

This paper proposes a ‘safe schools policy’ aimed at mitigating the harms of school closure, ensuring the continuation of education...

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Issues And Recommendations Concerning Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout

November 27, 2020 Inequalities Vaccines

Preliminary results from clinical trials indicate that there are at least three vaccines that could play an important part in...

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An Urgent Plan For Safer Schools

November 27, 2020 Education Emergency Measures Safer Environments

Independent SAGE and the EAGLE research group for education, have published a guidance note for safer schools following consultations with...

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UK Government Messaging On Covid-19: Five Principles And Recommendations For A Covid Communication Reset

November 16, 2020 Behavioural Science

The UK is currently experiencing a second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and England began a second national lockdown on...

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Response To Announcement Of Successful Covid Vaccination Trial

November 13, 2020 Inequalities Pandemic Policy Vaccines

The announcement by Pfizer and BioNTech of results from the third phase of their vaccinetrial has been greeted with enthusiasm...

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Covid-19 And Health Inequality

November 13, 2020 Inequalities

The most deprived neighbourhoods in England have a COVID-19 mortality rate more than twice that of the most affluent. Likewise,...

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Emergency Plan For Stopping The Spread Of Covid-19 In England

October 16, 2020 Contact Tracing Emergency Measures Mitigation Measures Pandemic Policy

We wrote on 21st September that we were in a crisis and put forward a ten point plan to avoid...

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Blueprint For Rebuilding Find, Test, Trace, Isolate And Support

October 16, 2020 Contact Tracing Mitigation Measures Testing

To accompany our 6-week emergency plan for reversing the growth of COVID-19 in England, we have developed a detailed blueprint for how to reform the test and trace system. This involves restructuring testing systems, devolving contact tracing within local regions and instutiting wrap-around support for isolation. We believe this can be done within 6 weeks. Read the full blueprint here .

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