Tag: Winter

Jonathan Van-Tam has declared that too many people think the pandemic is over, urging members of the public to wear masks and get their booster shots.

The NHS Providers Chief has warned that mandatory vaccination would cause a winter staffing crisis.

SAGE is predicting no winter Covid surge. But this could end up being a trap for ministers, as if the usual winter epidemic does occur it could become a reason to bump the Government into new restrictions.

Recent SAGE modelling has predicted that the number of Covid cases will fall naturally, even without any new restrictions.

The NHS’s most senior doctor has warned that our 'freedom' to enjoy Christmas could be removed if enough people don't come forward for a booster Covid vaccine.

SAGE has urged ministers to prepare for the “rapid deployment” of restrictions, including the reintroduction of work from home rules, if cases reach a certain level.

Laura Dodsworth has written a good piece in which she argues that the threat of lockdown "hangs like a Sword of Damocles", 'nudging' us into courses of action we wouldn't otherwise take.

The Government must implement 'Plan B' winter measures, including vaccine passports and mask mandates, right away so we can avoid a "profound crisis", insists the head of the NHS Confederation.

Professor Neil Ferguson has predicted that another lockdown will not be necessary this winter but that the reintroduction of some forms of restrictions will be.

While a new survey suggests that more than half of Brits believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us, 49% of respondents also say they believe there will be further lockdowns.