Chris Whitty is on first holiday in two years (but still checking up on the Indian variant)

Chris Whitty is on holiday for the first time in two years – but is still tracking the Indian variant of coronavirus Chris Whitty is on holiday for the first time in two years – but is still tracking the Indian variant of coronavirus.  The chief medical officer is on leave this week after overseeing … Read more

‘Chris Whitty effect’ fuels rise in school-leavers applying for medicine

Britain’s chief medical officer has inspired thousands more school leavers to apply for careers in medicine during the pandemic, a new report says. A surge dubbed the ‘Chris Whitty effect’ saw a record-breaking number of teenagers apply for university courses in the medical field for 2021 entry. Applicant numbers jumped by a fifth compared to the … Read more

‘Chris Whitty effect’ fuels rise in school-leavers applying for medicine

Britain’s chief medical officer has inspired thousands more school leavers to apply for careers in medicine during the pandemic, a new report says. A surge dubbed the ‘Chris Whitty effect’ saw a record-breaking number of teenagers apply for university courses in the medical field for 2021 entry. Applicant numbers jumped by a fifth compared to the … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing ‘hope to land Chris Whitty for 2021 series’

Strictly Come Dancing is reportedly hoping to a land a ‘star of the pandemic’ for the 2021 series with Professor Chris Whitty at the top of the list. The hit BBC One dance show is said to be making ‘discreet enquiries’ over the next few weeks in a bid to secure England’s Chief Medical Officer Whitty, 54, … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing ‘hope to land Chris Whitty for 2021 series’

Strictly Come Dancing is reportedly hoping to a land a ‘star of the pandemic’ for the 2021 series with Professor Chris Whitty at the top of the list. The hit BBC One dance show is said to be making ‘discreet enquiries’ over the next few weeks in a bid to secure England’s Chief Medical Officer Whitty, 54, … Read more

Chris Whitty warns Britain will be vulnerable to Covid for another two years

Britain will be vulnerable to coronavirus for another two years but the illness should become as manageable as flu in the future, Chris Whitty claimed today. England’s chief medical officer said vaccine manufacturers were still struggling to get basic supplies distributed around the world and were not yet fully equipped to deal with new variants. … Read more

Chris Whitty warns Britain will be vulnerable to Covid for another two years

Britain will be vulnerable to coronavirus for another two years but the illness should become as manageable as flu in the future, Chris Whitty claimed today. England’s chief medical officer said vaccine manufacturers were still struggling to get basic supplies distributed around the world and were not yet fully equipped to deal with new variants. … Read more

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’, Professor Chris Whitty warns

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’ because jabs aren’t 100 per cent effective and millions have still yet to be fully inoculated, Professor Chris Whitty warned tonight. England’s chief medical officer acknowledged the wall — designed to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed and thousands from dying in the event of a third … Read more

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’, Professor Chris Whitty warns

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’ because jabs aren’t 100 per cent effective and millions have still yet to be fully inoculated, Professor Chris Whitty warned tonight. England’s chief medical officer acknowledged the wall — designed to stop the NHS from being overwhelmed and thousands from dying in the event of a third … Read more