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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ian Sample Science editor

Vallance and Whitty to step out of spotlight as Covid restrictions end in England

Sir Chris Whitty, left, and Sir Patrick Vallance.
Sir Chris Whitty, left, and Sir Patrick Vallance. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/Crown Copyright/10 Downing Street/PA/AP

The government’s two most senior advisers in the pandemic will turn their attention to health inequalities, the state of the UK’s air and emerging technologies following the milestone decision to end all legal Covid restrictions in England this week.

While the pandemic is far from over, Boris Johnson’s announcement on Monday of the “living with Covid” plan is expected to be the last time Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific adviser, and Sir Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, will flank the prime minister to explain the UK’s response.

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