#NERVTAG

Lawrence Freedman

LawDavF

Given allegations about early UK response to Covid-19 I’ve been looking at minutes of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG). This to the main Scientific Advisory

Dr Duncan Robertson

Dr_D_Robertson

Tomorrow will see the review of the UK's COVID status We are currently in level 4. The newly formed Joint Biosecurity Centre is now responsible for advising on whether we

Adam Price 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈

Adamprice

The First Minister has admitted in a letter to me that there were no gowns in the Welsh Pandemic Stockpile between June 2016 and February 2020. This comes after the

Hilary Abernathay. Some #Covid19 & #Nexit for all?

atatimelikethis

1/6Prof J Newton PHE (C4News) says it's "too early" to conclude UK 43 deaths/1000 c.f. 12/K in Germany and 3/k in S. Korea has anything to do with testingMeanwhile in

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. Why have I been banging the drum yet again? Because parents and schools have been sold a false bill of goods. Children can be infected and they can and

Stefan Simanowitz

StefSimanowitz

1). Patrick Vallance tells the @CommonsSTC that SAGE advised the govt to impose lockdown measures “as soon as possible” “on the 18th or 16th of March, I can’t remember”Remarkable that

Fionna O'Leary, 🕯🇪🇺

fascinatorfun

This REALLY should be getting much more attention today.It includes some killer (literally) facts.And getting your head around the timeline and importance of the 3-9 March inaction in particular really

Richard H. Ebright

R_H_Ebright

"scientific committees that advised Johnson didn’t study..lockdown adopted..in China..The scientists’ reasoning [sic]: Britons..simply wouldn’t accept such restrictions."Johnson listened to scientists--but his scientists were incapable of p

Stefan Simanowitz

StefSimanowitz

1) Ystdy, in order to explain what the PM had really meant when he said care homes "didn't really follow the procedures", No.10 said "the extent of asymptomatic transmission wasn’t

FreshAir & masks reduce aerosol transmission risk

grahamja51

1. COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission ---> Overwhelming GLOBAL EVIDENCE that the virus is airborne. Recognized by CDC, WHO, BMJ, PHE, UK Govt, SAGE, DfE - HE, Royal Society (RAMP), John Snow

Alex Wickham

alexwickham

NEW: Some scientists advising govt fear they're being used as "human shields" to insulate ministers from blameSome are privately discussing how to protect themselves at an inquiryMe & @katiejmbakerspoke to

Dr Martin Character Matters

MartinRemains

‘The upbeat tone of that briefing stood in sharp contrast with the growing unease of many of the government's scientific advisers behind the scenes. They were already convinced that Britain

Adam Hamdy

adamhamdy

1. THE FROGBack in February, I said I expected we’d see reinfection and long term complications from #COVID19‘Mildly hysterical’ was a criticism of my remarks at the time. The UK

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ThatFoxxyBloke

Governments #COVID19 response. (Thread)330bn economy package, world leading.Furlough scheme for the employed.Self Employed scheme, covering 95%.Universal Credit increase and easier to access.4000 capacity Nightingale Hospital, built in 9 days. Glasgo

Hilary Abernathay. Some #Covid19 & #Nexit for all?

atatimelikethis

There's a nutty docuconspiratheoryon #coronavirus which I won't name so as to not to give it exposureHere's the thing. The unsubstantiated claims in the film, pale in comparison to the

Albert Trigg

alberttrigg

My take on the SAGE meeting minutes, published after a FOI requestFirstly there are huge gaps between evidence provided and policy decisions throughoutResulting in huge policy leaps from meeting to