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Coronavirus: UK faces second peak at CHRISTMAS, SAGE adviser warns

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Britain’s second wave of coronavirus could peak at Christmas if there is no national lockdown, a SAGE scientist warned today. Professor John Edmunds, an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, told MPs that the three-tier lockdown system will only slow down the UK’s outbreak and not shrink it. The ultimate outcome, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: SAGE warns young people may become ‘lost generation’

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Young people and children are at risk of becoming a ‘lost generation’ because of the UK Government’s Covid-19 response, members of SAGE warned today. Generation Z – those aged seven to 24 – have largely avoided any direct consequences of coronavirus to their health.  But the disruption to education, huge national debt and climbing unemployment … Read more

Mass testing and a better contact tracing programme could slash UK’s R rate in HALF, SAGE says

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Mass testing and a better contact tracing regime could bring the UK’s coronavirus outbreak under control, SAGE has claimed in another dig at Number 10’s bungling test and trace system.  Government scientific advisers endorsed Boris Johnson’s £100billion Operation Moonshot, which would see 10million people tested a day regardless of whether they have symptoms, in a … Read more

SAGE expert says there is ‘light at end of tunnel’ as he predicts when Covid vaccine will be ready

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A top government advisor has said there is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as he predicts a Covid-19 vaccine will be ready by the end of March 2021. Professor Jeremy Farrar, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said the UK faces a ‘very, very difficult’ period over the next … Read more

SAGE expert says two-week lockdowns at breaks could disrupt coronavirus spread before vaccine

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A top scientist and SAGE expert has today said two-week circuit-breaker lockdowns around school holidays could help disrupt the spread of coronavirus ahead of a vaccine.  Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who is on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) committee, said the lockdowns would best be … Read more

SAGE expert says two-week lockdowns at breaks could disrupt coronavirus spread before vaccine

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A top scientist and SAGE expert has today said two-week circuit-breaker lockdowns around school holidays could help disrupt the spread of coronavirus ahead of a vaccine.  Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who is on the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) committee, said the lockdowns would best be … Read more

Meghan McCain calls motherhood ‘bliss’ as she shares first photo of her two-week-old Liberty Sage

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Meghan McCain calls motherhood ‘bliss’ as she shares first photo of her two-week-old baby girl Liberty Sage By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 05:08 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 05:08 BST, 15 October 2020 Meghan McCain is sharing her baby joy with the world. The TV commentator gave fans their first peek at daughter … Read more

SAGE advisor shares comic criticising the Government’s handling of coronavirus

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A coronavirus advisor has shared a comic strip criticising the Government amid an extraordinary spat between scientists and ministers. It comes as Number 10 was blasted for not ‘following the science’ after bombshell documents showed ministers shunned a number of recommendations by their expert advisers before unveiling the latest suite of lockdown measures.  Professor Catherine … Read more