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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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}}'''Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance FRS FMedSci FRCP''' is a UK businessman/physician who in March 2018 moved from [[Director of GlaxoSmithKline]] to become the [[UK/Chief Scientific Adviser]].
  
==Coronavirus pandemic==
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==Career==
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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Vallance worked for [[big pharma]] until March 2018.
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===COVID-19 "expert"===
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At the time he was advising the government, Vallance had a deferred bonus of 43,111 shares - a £600,000 shareholding - in [[GlaxoSmithKline]], while the corporation was tasked with developing a "Covid vaccine".<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8766531/Chief-Scientific-Officer-Sir-Patrick-Vallance-600-000-shares-vaccine-maker-GSK.html</ref>
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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>
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On May 5th 2020 Vallance told MPs that [[masks]] could have a "marginal but positive impact".<ref>https://dailysceptic.org/2023/11/04/confirmation-of-the-role-of-the-shadowy-delve-group-in-bringing-mask-mandates-to-the-u-k/</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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===IPCC Sixth Assessment Report===
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Vallance wrote an article for [[The Guardian]] saying that [[The Great Reset]] is the only way the planet will be saved from [[climate change]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/09/ipcc-report-transforming-society-avert-catastrophe-net-zero/</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 8 July 2024

Person.png Patrick Vallance   Companies HouseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(physician, scientist, pharmacologist, millionaire, businessman)
Patrick Vallance.jpg
NationalityUK
Alma materSt George's University of London
Founder ofUK Vaccine Task Force
Member ofScientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
UK revolving door "expert" who moves between government advisory leadership roles an Big Pharma.

Employment.png UK/Minister of State/Science

In office
5 July 2024 - Present

Employment.png UK/Chief Scientific Adviser Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
March 2018 - April 2023

Employment.png GlaxoSmithKline/Director

In office
1 January 2017 - 31 March 2018

Employment.png Director

In office
1 September 2013 - 31 March 2018
EmployerBritish Pharma Group

Employment.png Genome Research Limited/Director

In office
26 November 2010 - 8 December 2017
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Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance FRS FMedSci FRCP is a UK businessman/physician who in March 2018 moved from Director of GlaxoSmithKline to become the UK/Chief Scientific Adviser.

Career

Vallance worked for big pharma until March 2018.

COVID-19 "expert"

At the time he was advising the government, Vallance had a deferred bonus of 43,111 shares - a £600,000 shareholding - in GlaxoSmithKline, while the corporation was tasked with developing a "Covid vaccine".[1]

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."[2]

On May 5th 2020 Vallance told MPs that masks could have a "marginal but positive impact".[3]

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.[4]

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

Full article: IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

Vallance wrote an article for The Guardian saying that The Great Reset is the only way the planet will be saved from climate change.[5]


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