Medical advice and politicians

Covid not deadly enough to fast-track vaccines, Chris Whitty advised ministers Chief Medical Officer gave opinion in February 2020 after Dominic Cummings mentioned Israel was planning to inoculate population https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/07/covid-not-deadly-enough-fast-track-vaccines-chris-whitty-advised/ Prof Sir Chris Whitty told Matt Hancock Diseases with a mortality rate in the range of 1% would need a “very safe” vaccine the necessary clinical trials would be a “rate limiting step”. May 2021 Mr Cummings Told a Covid group of MPs “unarguable” that the vaccine trials process should have happened more quickly. Taken “literally hours” for a vaccine to be invented in January 2020 Government should have recruited 5,000-10,000 for human challenge trials (Human challenge trials started in January 2021) Preparing for a successful spring 2023 COVID-19 booster campaign https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/preparing-for-a-successful-spring-2023-covid-19-booster-campaign/ Booster campaign in England, April 17 to June 30. Adults aged 75 years and over Residents in a care home for older adults Individuals aged 5 years and over who are immunosuppressed Vaccination, six months after previous dose Millions now able to book their autumn booster (7 September 2022) https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/09/millions-now-able-to-book-their-autumn-booster/ Resident Jean Rosebuck said: “I wanted the vaccine so it doesn’t go around the carers and other residents”. Fellow resident Tom Spinks, 80, said: “I wanted to get the booster because it keeps everyone safe and gives me peace of mind”. What about the CDC? https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home