Covid inquiry: What has Sir Patrick Vallance said in his diaries?
The UK’s chief scientific adviser during Covid recorded his thoughts most evenings in handwritten notes. Source link
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Sir Patrick Vallance says release of full diary entries would breach human rights
Ex-chief scientist says only extracts of his evening notes should be released to the Covid inquiry. Source link
Sir Patrick Vallance criticises Boris Johnson’s ‘impossible flip-flopping’
Sir Patrick Vallance writes of No 10 “chaos as usual” in diary extracts released to the Covid inquiry. Source link
Patrick Vallance: One of government’s chief Covid advisers is stepping down
Boris Johnson said he was “immensely grateful” for Sir Patrick’s advice and expertise during the pandemic. Source link
Partygate: Sir Patrick Vallance says it is ‘disappointing’ No 10 broke rules
The government’s chief scientific adviser says it was “really important” everyone stuck to the rules. Source link
Covid: Not my job to sugarcoat advice, Sir Patrick Vallance says
The chief scientific adviser says he does not just tell the government what it wants to hear. Source link
New UK Covid variant risk put into context by Vallance
There is evidence to suggest the new variant of Covid-19 may be linked to a higher mortality rate, according to UK chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance. Putting the data into context, he explained that for men in their 60s, the expected number of deaths had been about 10 in every 1,000 for the original … Read more