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Happy Friday!Chancellor Merkel considering Zero Covid (#s as low as possible, like last Summer) & admits this is the best way to get normal 'free' daily life back. Political question
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Scientists investigating whether it's possible to be re-infected with a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in S. Africa. Antibodies from previous infection didn't recognise new variant in 21/44 cases but
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Happy Sunday!The lockdown is absolutely necessary now, but it is unrealistic to expect people to continue to distance & avoid mixing for the next year. Intimacy & close contact is
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3 phases:Winter: ensure NHS doesn’t collapse. Strong restrictions on mixing.Spring: Suppress to low levels & get robust mass testing & supported isolation in place.Summer: Eliminate & protect low prevalence with
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Happy Sunday! Bad news: this new variant is spreading quickly & our current restrictions don’t seem to be enough. Xmas & NYE going to make it worse. Please be
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Much uncertainty around new variant. Large one is why it is more transmissible & how to enhance our public health interventions and advice based on that info. Is it lingering
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Happy Monday! This is truly the worst time & normal to feel low- new variant spreading quickly, depths of winter, NHS under pressure. But we will get through with
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Happy Friday! More good news: Moderna vaccine about to be approved in US & EU. Who would have thought we'd have at least 3 (!) effective & safe vaccines
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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
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Keep being asked questions about meeting/travel over the holidays that people want to hear an emotionally reassuring & comforting answer. I can't do that as a public health scientist right
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Next 4 months will be rough but COVID situation will be massively better by March b/c of promising vaccines, better testing & treatments & increased understanding of transmission. Hold out
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FM @NicolaSturgeon: Relief to hear cases in Scotland fall under 1000 (but could be due to weekend). Let’s keep sticking with it- get outside for exercise & socialising, avoid crowded
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