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}}'''Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance FRS FMedSci FRCP''' is a UK physician who left his career in [[big pharma]] in March 2018 to become the [[UK/Chief Scientific Adviser]]. | }}'''Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance FRS FMedSci FRCP''' is a UK physician who left his career in [[big pharma]] in March 2018 to become the [[UK/Chief Scientific Adviser]]. | ||
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In mid March 2020 Vallance "defended the government’s approach to tackling the coronavirus, saying it could have the benefit of creating “herd immunity” across the population."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-science-chief-defends-uk-measures-criticism-herd-immunity</ref> | In mid March 2020 Vallance "defended the government’s approach to tackling the coronavirus, saying it could have the benefit of creating “herd immunity” across the population."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-science-chief-defends-uk-measures-criticism-herd-immunity</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies=== | ||
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| + | Vallance, as chair of [[Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies]], was one of very few members who was publicly named. He stated in a letter to the UK parliament in April 2020 that the decision not to disclose its membership was based on advice from the [[Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure]].<ref>https://www.thenational.scot/news/uk-news/18404964.scientific-advisory-group-emergencies-work/</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Nationality | UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St George's University of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founder of | UK Vaccine Task Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance FRS FMedSci FRCP is a UK physician who left his career in big pharma in March 2018 to become the UK/Chief Scientific Adviser.
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Career
- Full article: COVID-19/Lockdown
- Full article: COVID-19/Lockdown
In mid March 2020 Vallance "defended the government’s approach to tackling the coronavirus, saying it could have the benefit of creating “herd immunity” across the population."[1]
Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
- Full article: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
- Full article: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
Vallance, as chair of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, was one of very few members who was publicly named. He stated in a letter to the UK parliament in April 2020 that the decision not to disclose its membership was based on advice from the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.[2]
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