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PowerPoint slides and exponential curves: Vallance and Whitty’s best bits

‘Living with Covid’ plan means government’s chief scientific adviser and chief medical officer will step back

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2022

Next Covid variant could be 'worse than Omicron', UK health official warns

Professor Sir Chris Whitty said that there is a risk that any further strains of the virus could cause ‘significant problems’ for the UK.

Daily Record · Feb 22, 2022

Everything said at press conference where Boris Johnson announced scrapping of Covid restrictions

The Prime Minister spoke from Downing Street alongside Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific officer, and Professor Sir Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer

Chronicle Live · Feb 21, 2022

'We're not out of it': Vallance and Whitty warn of 'new variants to come that could cause significant problems'

Health chiefs could not guarantee that future variants would be less severe than those we have already seen, including Delta and Omicron.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 21, 2022

Chris Whitty warns next Covid variant could be worse than Omicron as PM axes rules

England's Chief Medical Officer said new strains could "cause significant problems" and be "more vaccine escaping" than Omicron

Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2022

Living with Covid: Sir Chris Whitty to join Boris Johnson at press conference this evening

‘Three amigos’ to take to podium to detail plans to lift final restrictions

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

UK Covid: Boris Johnson announces end to restrictions in England – as it happened

Prime minister says all legal restrictions can be lifted now vaccination levels are high and deaths are low

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2022

Boris Johnson's new Commons aide denounced Prime Minister over foreign aid cuts

Tory MP Joy Morrissey, who was recently named as Boris Johnson's parliamentary private secretary, sent a letter to a voter criticising the PM's foreign aid cuts last year

Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2022

No10 Covid experts Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van-Tam have become pandemic heroes to kids

Chris Whitty, Jonathan Van-Tam, The Queen and Marcus Rashford head St John Ambulance's top 10 list of children's heroes, inspiring younsters to work for the NHS

Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2022

Chris Whitty and scientists 'blindsided' by plans to scrap Covid rules in two weeks

Scientists have called plans by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to scrap Covid rules in weeks a "political statement" as data shows there are 200,000 cases a day

Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2022