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Prof. Devi Sridhar
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I'm reading through the released SAGE minutes from Feb/March & oh wow- some of the conclusions they reached were way off. 8th SAGE meeting: 'When there is sustained transmission in
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Thread below on released SAGE minutes from Jan-March. Shows that advice was to treat it like flu, unstoppable, & aim to stay within NHS capacity as it spread. Assumed coronavirus
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Looking at the estimates for daily new cases in England (8K/day), the openings of shops/schools on Monday, watching carefully what's happening in East Asia & combining this with what we
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Released SAGE papers on schools (from SPI-M) are narrow analysis on opening schools -> looks at impact of different kinds of school openings on wider community transmission. What parents &
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#Cummings needs to resign but also massive distraction from core issues: UK has excess deaths nearing 60K, no functioning test, trace, isolate system, public tiring of lockdown & no clear
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How have some countries controlled virus so far?1. Test, trace, isolate2. Protect health workers3. Keep constant surveillance of virus4. Watch borders for imported cases5. Communicate clearly & honestly w/ public6.
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We will be stuck in an endless cycle of lockdown/release, & daily deaths increasing/decreasing as we deal with first wave, then second, then third. Like groundhog day until we establish
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#SARSCoV2 is here to stay. I fear that people think they are 'doing their time' in lockdown & when it lifts, will expect normal society to resume, and the problem
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