Short Statements
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Indie SAGE Statement On The UK Government Roadmap For Ending All Restrictions
June 4, 2021 Emergency MeasuresPandemic Policy
We are currently witnessing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in England. Public Health England figures released on 3rd June...
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Six Point Plan For Dealing With The B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant
May 14, 2021 Mitigation MeasuresPandemic PolicyVariants
Context On Friday 7th May, Public Health England designated B.1.617.2 (one of the so-called ‘Indian variants’) as a variant of...
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Short Statement From Sir David King – 10.03.2021
March 10, 2021 Contact Tracing
“Today’s report from the Public Accounts Committee lays bare the vast sums of money that have been squandered on our...
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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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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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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...
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Statement On The Management Of NHS Test And Trace
October 30, 2020 Contact Tracing
It is the strong and unanimous view of Independent SAGE that implementation of a functional and effective Find, Test, Trace...
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Statement On Cuts To Laptop Allocation For Disadvantaged Pupils
October 26, 2020 EducationInequalities
Independent SAGE statement on cuts to the Department for Education allocation of laptops for disadvantaged pupils in England On 22nd...