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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Whitty | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Whitty | ||
|birth_date=21 April 1966 | |birth_date=21 April 1966 | ||
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|interests=Medicine, public health, coronavirus | |interests=Medicine, public health, coronavirus | ||
| − | | | + | |alma_mater=Windlesham House School,Malvern College,Oxford University/Pembroke College, Wolfson College (Oxford), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,Northumbria University, Heriot-Watt University,Imperial College London |
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| + | |description=Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government during [[Covid-19]]. | ||
| + | |twitter=https://twitter.com/cmo_england | ||
|birth_place=Gloucester, UK | |birth_place=Gloucester, UK | ||
| + | |birth_name=Christopher John MacRae Whitty | ||
|nationality=British | |nationality=British | ||
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|title=Chief Medical Officer for England | |title=Chief Medical Officer for England | ||
|start=October 2019 | |start=October 2019 | ||
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| + | |title=UK/Government Chief Scientific Adviser | ||
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| + | Professor '''Chris Whitty''' CB FRCP FFPH FMedSci is a British physician and epidemiologist, who is Chief Medical Officer for England, Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department of Health and Social Care and Head of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) | ||
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| + | ==Character== | ||
| + | Whitty has been quoted by Whitehall sources as a "private person who never discusses his personal life."{{cn}} | ||
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| + | ==Activities== | ||
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| + | |caption=[[Sky News]] 14 September 2021: Professor Chris Whitty is asked during a press conference if [[Nicki Minaj]]'s [[COVID]] tweet is true | ||
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| + | In March 2020, Prof. Whitty took a leading role in response to the [[COVID-19/Pandemic|2020 coronavirus pandemic]] in the [[United Kingdom]], alongside Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir [[Patrick Vallance]]. Faced with growing calls for an end to the secrecy surrounding the [[SAGE]] group which advised on the [[UK COVID lockdown]], Whitty said that his colleague [[Patrick Vallance]], the [[UK Chief Scientific Adviser]] felt the same: “Neither of us have any problem in principle with the names being made public.” However, he "separately told MPs that disclosing the list of Sage members could leave them vulnerable to outside lobbying interests."<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/24/scientists-advising-government-vulnerable-lobbying-admits-chief/</ref> | ||
| − | + | He approved [[vaccines]] for children, despite the recommendations of the [[JCVI]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57888429</ref> | |
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==Bill Gates Grant== | ==Bill Gates Grant== | ||
| − | In 2008, | + | In 2008, Whitty was awarded $40m (£31m) by the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]] for [[malaria]] research in [[Africa]]. <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/04/prof-chris-whitty-the-expert-we-need-in-the-coronavirus-crisis</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | Christopher John MacRae Whitty 21 April 1966 Gloucester, UK | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Windlesham House School, Malvern College, Oxford University/Pembroke College, Wolfson College (Oxford), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Northumbria University, Heriot-Watt University, Imperial College London | ||||||||||||||||||
| Founder of | UK Vaccine Task Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations/Board, Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interests | • Medicine • public health • coronavirus | ||||||||||||||||||
Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government during Covid-19.
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Professor Chris Whitty CB FRCP FFPH FMedSci is a British physician and epidemiologist, who is Chief Medical Officer for England, Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the Department of Health and Social Care and Head of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
Character
Whitty has been quoted by Whitehall sources as a "private person who never discusses his personal life."[citation needed]
Activities
| Sky News 14 September 2021: Professor Chris Whitty is asked during a press conference if Nicki Minaj's COVID tweet is true |
In March 2020, Prof. Whitty took a leading role in response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom, alongside Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance. Faced with growing calls for an end to the secrecy surrounding the SAGE group which advised on the UK COVID lockdown, Whitty said that his colleague Patrick Vallance, the UK Chief Scientific Adviser felt the same: “Neither of us have any problem in principle with the names being made public.” However, he "separately told MPs that disclosing the list of Sage members could leave them vulnerable to outside lobbying interests."[1]
He approved vaccines for children, despite the recommendations of the JCVI.[2]
Bill Gates Grant
In 2008, Whitty was awarded $40m (£31m) by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for malaria research in Africa. [3]
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