Chris Whitty

Is Boris Johnson Fiddling With Brexit, While Home Burns (With Covid)?

Third wave fears resurface, as Whitty and Vallance give first clues to lessons learned in pandemic.
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Chris Whitty 'Very Nervous' About Third Wave Of Covid In New Year

Chief medical officer issues warning as Patrick Vallance admits Christmas will lead to rise in Covid cases
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UK Leaders' Key Reactions To The Covid Vaccine Rollout, Ranked From OTT To Cautious

Words of warning mingled with exclamations of delight and... excessive patriotism.
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Don’t Hug And Kiss Your Elderly Relatives At Christmas, Chris Whitty Says

Close contact is a bad idea “if you want them to survive to be hugged again”, England's chief medical officer says.
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Boris Johnson Signals The Most Vulnerable Could Be Vaccinated By Easter

But Chris Whitty warns country not to "go wild" over Christmas.
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Are We Seeing A Glimmer Of Light At The End Of The Second Covid Tunnel?

Some tentative signs of hope, but huge death toll should never be forgotten.
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Will Boris Johnson Listen To His Scientists Through The Winter?

Hints of Christmas respite from Whitty, but real release won’t come until spring.
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Herd Immunity Policy 'Dangerously Flawed' And 'Ethically Difficult', Says Chris Whitty

England's chief medical officer hits out at Great Barrington Declaration, which is backed by 'lockdown sceptic' Tory MPs.
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England To Go Into Second Lockdown From Thursday, Boris Johnson Confirms

The strict new national measures will be in place until December 2.
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Scientists Say Covid-19 Is Becoming 'Endemic'. Here's What That Means

Britain has "moved from a pandemic to an endemic situation", according to an epidemiologist.
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