#Whitty

Perhaps quote of day from Whitty: "if people don't take mitigation seriously, if people hear a distorted version of what's been said that says this is all fine now, it's

Asked whether indirect imapcts of lockdown were fully considered, Whitty says "our view was the impact of secondary effects were likely to be relatively smaller than if we had not

Tom Newton Dunn

The Whitty / Vallance briefing is under way. This is their key slide: modelling says if the virus’s current contagion trajectory continues, we will hit almost 50,000 new cases a

oh my god. The PM is stopping the medics from answering about Cummings. It's in many ways bizarre that the Chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser don't have their

UK Rants: #GodSaveTheQueen.

Chris Whitty trending as UK Media say "it has been reported" he wants another 2-week lockdown.This all comes from a tweet, which has now been corrected.Can someone let UK Media

It’s 5.40pm on Friday in the London HQ of the Department for Health. Prof Chris Whitty (plus several tweets worth of letters after his name) let out a sigh and

I don’t like ridzak lol (thread) First off what’s with this mod’s genuinely horrible dialogue Throwing in swear words isn’t gonna make it seem edgy it’s just really stupid and

More importantly, what the Cummings SAGE story reveals is that Downing St believes the sewage is beginning to splash the Prime Minister's feet. As I explained on the @bunker_pod two

Holger Hestermeyer

Allow me to propose something from years of experience comparing solutions adopted in different systems (though not specifically with regard to the health sector) (thread)https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/07/uk-must-learn-from-german-respons

Dr Catherine Haddon

May’s point and Johnson’s response actually goes to a serious issue. The science advice sits alongside economic, social and other forms of evidence/ advice. But they are provided through less

Christopher Snowdon

Some people in public health - Whitty, Vallance, Van Tam, etc. - have bolstered their reputations in recent weeks. Other people, such as the editor of The Lancet, not so

David Steadson 🇦🇺🇸🇪🇪🇺🌍

An American friend asked me on Facebook "David, I've been reading about Sweden's "strategy." I'm so confused. How is this logical?"Here was my answer, which I think may help explain

If Boris puts us all under another lockdown and we miss Christmas, our mothers will be the ones rioting. I can see it now. Sprouts shattering windows across London. Frozen

In answer to my question on whether the 2m social distance rule would be reduced, as the PM seemed to imply yesterday he would favour, @uksciencechief said research published and

Tom Newton Dunn

Chris Whitty finally admits what no government minister has dared to on #Covid19 - Germany did what the UK should have done on mass testing: CMO: "Germany got ahead on

Whitty on care homes: “we hadn’t recognised what in retrospect are obvious but were not recognised at the time. Eg, people who were working at multiple homes. People w/o sick