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Tom Harwood

@tomhfh

14 Sep

Here it is... the govts Covid-Response Autumn and Winter plan in full!
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

Good to see fresh air is *FINALLY* front and centre of public advice.

That safer behaviour advice in order:

🪟1. Let fresh air in if you meet indoors.
😷2. Wear a face covering.
🧪3. Get tested, isolate if positive.
🏠4. Stay home if you're unwell.
🤲5. Wash hands.
📱6. Download the contact tracing app.

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Tom Harwood

@tomhfh

26 May

"Senior officials and advisers such as me fell disastrously short."

Cummings personally apologises for any part he played in Govt failure at start of the pandemic.

"In retrospect it is completely obvious that many many institutions failed."

Praises Taiwan's swift action in January. Highlights the West's failure to "see the smoke".

By late Jan, Cummings raised Covid concerns but apologises for not following up and pushing as much as he could.

Govt claims of brilliant preparations stopped further prioritisation (Global Health Security Index ranked the UK as best in world for pandemic preparedness in 2019).

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Tom Harwood

@tomhfh

19 Apr

Hancock update:

🇬🇧On track to meet roadmap

💉On track to offer vaccine to all adults by end of July

💉💉For all over 50s, vaccine uptake is **94%**

💻Enthusiasm among those in late 40s briefly overloaded booking website last week

🛡️**98%** of 70-84 y/os now have antibodies

🚨🇮🇳India now on red hotel quarantine list from Friday.

Many will ask why not today.

10 million second doses now done.

💉💉3/4 over 75s have had second jabs.
💉💉4/5 over 80s have had second jabs.

Concern: care home staff vaccine uptake below 80% in half of care homes. Consultation taking place on mandating jabs for those on front line in care homes.

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Tom Harwood

@tomhfh

15 Apr

Caterpillar cakes, ranked.
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1/ Colin the Caterpillar - M&S

The OG. Simple, effective, nice mix of white and milk chocolate topped with smarties.

2/ Cecil the Caterpillar - Waitrose

I like the rice paper eyes and the white chocolate stripes are a nice touch, but the proportions are just a bit off. Dumpy.

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Tom Harwood

@tomhfh

7 Apr

MHRA / JCVI presser: Jonathan Van Tam says he is about to announce "a change in course, a course correction to the UK programme."

Under 30s will be offered vaccines other than AZ.

This is *more cautious* than the EMA recommendation to continue on with all age groups that we heard just minutes ago.