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UK Reports Highest Number Of Covid Cases Since July

Nearly 50,000 confirmed daily infections as expert warns of waning immunity.
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Ending Lockdown Too Fast 'Could See Deaths Focused In Vaccine Hesitant Groups'

Government scientist Dame Angela McLean warns against "a wave of infection that spills over into deaths focused in some bits of society”.
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UK May Not Reach Herd Immunity Even With Vaccines, Sage Warns

Government scientific advisers say lockdown restrictions must be eased gradually – and may have to be imposed again.
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5 Inventive Covid Measures Scientists Want The Government To Introduce

Sage committee suggestions to tackle "vaccine hesitancy" and help relieve the "boredom" of self-isolation.
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Covid 'Immunity Certificates' Are 'Likely To Be Possible', Say Government Scientists

Advisers consider exemption from restrictions after vaccination or infection.
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Post-Lockdown Rules Must Be Stricter Than Existing Tiers, Scientists Told Ministers

Sage papers on November 4 warned reverting to three tiers system in England would see coronavirus infections rise at "same rate".
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Give Young People Free Mobile Data To Boost Isolation, Sage Experts Say

Government scientific advisers warn coronavirus restrictions are "undermined by lack of trust in government" among 18-29 year-olds.
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Boris Johnson's Coronavirus Strategy Will Cause 'Large Number Of Deaths', Warns Sage Scientist

Professor John Edmunds tells MPs the "most difficult thing to predict is government behaviour".
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UK Was 'Blind' To Infection Rates At Start Of Coronavirus Outbreak, Says Neil Ferguson

Scientist who proposed lockdown also warns pandemic is "far from over".
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UK Could Face 'Very Nasty Rebound' Of Coronavirus In Autumn Or Winter, Scientific Adviser Warns

Sage member Sir Jeremy Farrar says the UK is on a "knife edge" and must get prepared for a second wave later this year.
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