New The Health Foundation briefing out today, we dig into 5 national policy proposals that could support local gov do more to tackle tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food.

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Approved in Japan, this self-amplifying Covid vaccine that uses much lower doses of mRNA, with less side-effects and potential longer duration of efficacy, is a better template than current mRNA shots
cell.com/cell/abstract/…

Inequality in the UK is overwhelmingly *within* generations, not between them. .

Not about old vs young/'privileged boomers', but income and wealth inequality.

(As I've been saying for last decade..)

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WAKE UP EVERYONE

Great to be speak at this techUK event on using tech to build a better Britain! See below for the recording!

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If I told you our state-of-the-science review paper on masks (with 400 references) is soon to be published by a leading US journal, what would your reaction be? Emojis and gifs only.

After missing the ceremony in Nov due to having covid, I’m delighted to have received my Gabor medal in the post from The Royal Society. It’s rather lovely! Here’s to all the amazing people out there who make multidisciplinary science and especially infection modelling a thing.

We've got two new posts this week!

Prof Sheena Cruickshank (she/her) disscussing vaccine equity:
independentsage.substack.com/p/vaccines-for…

and Bob Hawkins with the latest Covid update (TLDR - things still ok for now, but less data).
independentsage.substack.com/p/covid-situat…

This 19% is *eight* 20% or lower scores of the last dozen YouGov polls!

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Still overwhelmed with all the love and support I received on Eid Day from extended family and friends (especially elders) about the news of my recent divorce. Bit worried about how it would go down (after 22 years of marriage) but instead of disapproval all I received was love♥️

Trisha Greenhalgh Politicians do make life and death decisions all the time. It’s just that they rarely realise it because the people affected are invisible to them.
See also: postmasters, Chagos islanders, nuclear test veterans, Windrush generation, Grenfell residents, and now carers

I think of this as the scheme that killed my mother.

do you really, genuinely believe that if the law were changed then hundreds of people would voluntarily carry a baby to almost term and then have a traumatic and medically dangerous abortion? really, do you really believe that???

This is another UK Govt scandal, impacting tens of thousands of lives - that deserves an inquiry.

We’re looking at the first ‘year without harvest’ on my farm, with only c.10-15% currently cropped & surviving, but very low quality after winter.

Heavy 🌧️ again today. Extreme weather overcoming decades of investment in healthier soils. A real crisis point & wake up call.

“We have compelling data that viral persistence is much more common than recognized which could have major health implications.”Amy Proal, PhD

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#LongCovid #LongCovid Kids #research