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'I won't go till the sun lights the night And the moon is melting my skin'
Jun 16, 2021 27 tweets 10 min read
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THREAD: Parliamentary Committee input from @devisridhar.
The following video clips are taken directly from the Parliamentary Select Committee on Covid Response Lessons from JULY 2020 and NOVEMBER 2020.
There are 18 video clips in this thread, total run time roughly 21 mins. 2/n
We’re used to seeing Prof. Sridhar in the media. The purpose of this thread is to share what she's discussed in a more formal context; I found it fascinating.
These are lessons UK Govt had highlighted to them from an activity they designed specifically to learn those lessons.
Nov 9, 2020 19 tweets 10 min read
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MAY 16th

Combination of tweet plus clip from Question Time.
A warning that those saying the virus will miraculously disappearing are just telling people what they want to hear, and that inevitably and frustratingly “cases will go up”.

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May: Side note

The group downplaying the severity of #SARSCov2 back in March returned in May to double-down on claims the majority of UK population was already infected & the pandemic was all but over. Again.

They were mistaken again, but still persist.
Nov 9, 2020 38 tweets 19 min read
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THREAD: #SARSCov2 insights from @devisridhar.

Initial objective was to collate a timeline for myself, then I thought it may be useful to others too.

I intended to capture one item for each month, but some months were so packed the thread grew 🙃

Brief summary at end. 2/n
JANUARY 16th

“Take it seriously [...] over-responding is better than delaying action.”

Advice from 16th Jan is still just as relevant today as the basis for an ongoing national response.