So where WAS Patrick Vallance? Government says he ‘does not attend every press conference’ after questions were raised over why he was missing from Downing Street briefing Chief Scientific Adviser’s absence from press conference did not go unnoticed Sir Patrick is usually a fixture alongside Prof Chris Whitty and Boris Johnson His department, the Government … Read more
So where WAS Patrick Vallance? Government says he ‘does not attend every press conference’ after questions were raised over why he was missing from Downing Street briefing Chief Scientific Adviser’s absence from press conference did not go unnoticed Sir Patrick is usually a fixture alongside Prof Chris Whitty and Boris Johnson His department, the Government … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance today said it was too early too draw conclusions from Israel’s vaccination drive after alarm that hospitalisations have not yet dropped. Israel is currently leading the global vaccination drive, with nearly 39 per cent of its citizens having had at least a single dose of a jab so far. However, infection and … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance today said it was too early too draw conclusions from Israel’s vaccination drive after alarm that hospitalisations have not yet dropped. Israel is currently leading the global vaccination drive, with nearly 39 per cent of its citizens having had at least a single dose of a jab so far. However, infection and … Read more
Face coverings are ‘probably of no value’ for protection when walking past someone briefly in the street but people may need to start wearing them in outdoor crowds and markets, Sir Patrick Vallance said today. The UK’s chief scientific adviser said masks could become the new normal in some outdoor places and could still be … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance today insisted that the current crop of Covid-19 vaccines should work against the coronavirus variant that emerged in Kent and has now become the dominant strain in England. Offering hope that Britain’s inoculation drive won’t be in vain, No10’s chief scientific adviser claimed evidence suggests the highly-infectious variant will be susceptible to … Read more
Britons may need to be vaccinated against Covid every year to keep the disease at bay, Sir Patrick Vallance warned today. No10’s chief scientific adviser delivered the warning today, saying a regular flu-style rollout may be required to ‘keep on top’ of the virus for the next few years. Scientists say that mutations on the spike … Read more
Britain is in for a ‘pretty grim period’ for Covid deaths which won’t fall for ‘some weeks’, the Government’s top scientist warned today – after the UK recorded its deadliest day yet with 1,564 confirmed fatalities. Department of Health figures show the daily laboratory-confirmed death toll has risen 50 per cent week-on-week, with data suggesting the … Read more
There was ‘no hard evidence’ that England’s controversial 10pm curfew prevented coronavirus from spreading, Sir Patrick Vallance has admitted. The chief scientific adviser said it was a ‘policy decision’ designed to limit the amount of time people spent indoors together – where Covid spreads most easily. But he conceded the intervention was not backed up with … Read more
People might still have to wear face masks next winter, Sir Patrick Vallance said today. The chief scientific adviser said the precaution – new to the UK but standard practice in some Asian countries – could be a long-term fix if coronavirus keeps circulating. Britain today became the first country in the world to start … Read more