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| − | [[ | + | Vallance worked for [[big pharma]] until March 2018. |
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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> | |
| − | In mid March 2020 Vallance "defended the | + | |
| + | 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> | ||
===Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies=== | ===Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies=== | ||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK revolving door "expert" who moves between government advisory leadership roles an Big Pharma.
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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.
Contents
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
- 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
- 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]
References
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8766531/Chief-Scientific-Officer-Sir-Patrick-Vallance-600-000-shares-vaccine-maker-GSK.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-science-chief-defends-uk-measures-criticism-herd-immunity
- ↑ https://dailysceptic.org/2023/11/04/confirmation-of-the-role-of-the-shadowy-delve-group-in-bringing-mask-mandates-to-the-u-k/
- ↑ https://www.thenational.scot/news/uk-news/18404964.scientific-advisory-group-emergencies-work/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/09/ipcc-report-transforming-society-avert-catastrophe-net-zero/
