New Guardian piece: Confused over what to do over the holidays? Here's my take. With an effective vaccine within sight, preventing infections in the coming weeks is the imperative. The future is bright. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/02/cautious-christmas-covid

"While independent scientists are one of the few groups who can be unpopular and forthright, politicians are stuck in an unenviable dilemma: tell people what they need to hear based on the facts, or tell them what they want to hear based on emotion."

"It’s best to imagine the virus like cigarette smoke: if one person in the room is smoking, you’re likely to smell the smoke. It’s the same with this coronavirus: if one person is infected, you could also become infected from the aerosols emitted when they breathe and talk."

'Many people may decide that, with mass vaccinations on the horizon, the risk of being infected or infecting others over Christmas isn’t worth it.'

'While we all clapped for months for the NHS staff, we should keep them in the forefront of our minds this winter. NHS doctors, nurses, support staff and cleaners have to show up each day to work in hospitals and GP practices and deal with whatever is thrown at them.'