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12 May, 6 tweets, 3 min read
BREAKING: I’ve learnt that Sage are holding an urgent meeting tomorrow to discuss a dramatic rise in cases of the Indian variant, with some scientists fearing delays to roadmap: inews.co.uk/news/scientist…
Cases to be published tomorrow are expected to show a tripling of B1617.2 in the past week inews.co.uk/news/scientist…
The PM warned today that this variant is of “increasing concern here in the U.K.” Next Monday lifting will go ahead but possible of delays to easement for 21 June inews.co.uk/news/scientist…
It comes as public health officials are stepping up measures in outbreak areas, with possibility of secondary schoolchildren in Bolton keeping masks next week. Story with @deankirby_ @ChaplainChloe @theipaper inews.co.uk/news/scientist…
Key thing to remember about B1617.2 is that while it’s likely to be more infectious - even than Kent - there is no evidence it can dodge vaccines. But we need to get everyone vaccinated inews.co.uk/news/scientist…
Here’s my analysis on whether we need to worry: the variant is rapidly spreading, BUT it’s likely to not be resistant to vaccines. concern is whether reservoirs of infection in unvaccinated younger people/vaccine hesitant allows the virus to mutate further inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

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12 May
PM says a *full public statutory inquiry* will be held into the government response to the pandemic. That means powers to call witnesses and demand files/data.
He says it will be a “significant burden” on ministers and scientific advisers to testify so right time for inquiry to start is in a year’s time after a possible 3rd wave
Having covered Hutton and Chilcot inquiries and knowing how much work goes into witnesses preparing testimonies etc, I think it’s right to have the inquiry next spring. We need key witnesses like Whitty Vallance etc on the case every day of this pandemic particularly if 3rd wave
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10 Mar
I haven't commented on the #HarryandMeghanOprah interview yet not because I don't have views - I have so, so many - but, call me old-fashioned, I wanted to watch it in full before passing comment. Last night I finally got the time to do it. 1/
I should also say that all accusations of bullying should be taken seriously and investigated properly. Just as all accusations of racism should be taken seriously and investigated properly 2/
I find the split by age of whether you support Harry and Meghan or not rather odd. I am 47, which means I am old enough to remember how Diana was treated 3/
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8 Mar
I know there are plenty of people in worse situations but I have to ask fellow homeschooling parents something to see if what I’m feeling is common: today I’ve felt pretty low, when I was expecting to feel great after having physical and mental space to focus on work 1/
Not stressed, in fact the opposite. Kind of empty and purposeless. I imagine it’s due to two months of adrenaline of the double shift plus lunches cleaning everything else and it’s like all the air has gone from a balloon. Maybe also a disappointment that my expectation of 2/
feeling <great> didn’t materialise because, well we’re still in a pandemic. So I expect this will pass soon. But wanted to be honest about this and ask if anyone felt the same, and to say, I get it. 3/3
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3 Jan
The current terrible situation in hospitals & fatalities is from cases *before* this line started going nearly vertical. So the situation in NHS in 2-3 weeks is going to be horrific. We should have locked down on 18 December, when PM was told the new variant was faster spreading
To those asking what would make the difference between tier 4 London with these cases and full lockdown: 1. Clear public health messaging to stay at home and only do necessary trips (suburban London high streets are currently packed, people gathering in groups) and 2. A lot of
these numbers are from people in London who clearly ignored the order not to mix over Xmas.
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3 Jan
PM tells millions of parents unsure of whether to send their kids to school tomorrow "yes absolutey they should in the areas where schools are open" #Marr
Asked whether more schools should close: "we keep everything under review"
PM on #Marr: "There is no doubt in my mind that schools are safe and eduction is a priority"
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2 Jan
Have seen different analyses including latest Imperial paper saying there's no evidence the new variant spreads disproportionately faster among children. The data that suggests higher rates among those age groups is because schools were open, not because they transmit more 1/
More evidence/analysis needed, but the point is that, while schools are kept open, even children spreading the new variant on a neutral basis is bad enough. Four days of cases 50k plus should tell you/the government that the best way to control the new variant is to shut down 2/
as many parts of society as possible, until a vaccine can be up and running. The new variant is in control. This is not about economy versus public health, it is no longer a choice. Imperial study says new variant has an extra R advantage (my term) of 0.4-0.7, which means this 3/
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