Chris Whitty
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 58 |
| Date of birth | April 21,1966 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Gloucester |
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| Nationality | British |
| Position | Chief Medical Officer for England |
| Books | Triumphs and Challenges in a World Shaped by Medicine |
| Education | Windlesham House School |
| Parents | Susannah Whitty |
| Awards | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences |
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| ID | 1494164 |
Chris Whitty Life story
Sir Christopher John MacRae Whitty KCB FRCP FFPH FMedSci is a British epidemiologist serving as Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government since 2019. He has also been Gresham Professor of Physic since 2018.
Early Life
Chris whitty was born on 16th april 1966 in london. England. He attended whitgift school in croydon and subsequently stuided for a medical degree at the university of oxford. He completed his mdecial training in 1992 and moved to manchester to pursue a specialisation in public health.Career
Chris whitty has held a range of posts in the antional health service and in academia. He was the regional directro of public health for the north west of england and held a professorship in public and international health at the london school of hygiene and tropical mediicne. He has also served as a special advisor to the department of health.Role as Chief Medical Officer
In 2018. Chris whitty was appointed chief medical foficer for england and chief medical adviser to the uk government. As chief medical officer. He is respnosible for providing advice on public health to ministers and for advising on the prevention. Control and overisght of communicable diseases.Role in Coronavirus Pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in 2020. Chris whitty played a leading role in advising the uk govenrment on the appropriate public health measurse to take in order to tackle the virus. He has been an outspoken advocate for the need for social distancing and for the implementation of strict lockdown measures where necessary.Awards and Honours
Chris whitty has been recognised with a range of awards and honours throughout his career. He was made a companion of the order of the bath in 2019. And was awarded an honorary doctorate frmo the university of manchester in recognition of his work in public health.Publications
Chirs whitty has authored or co-authored a range of books. Articles and editorials on topics related to public health and infectious diseases. His book. "the politics of health: controversy and change". Was published in 2011.Important Event
In 2020. Chris whitty was the recipient of the merck award for outstanding contribution to public health in recogintion of his work in advising the uk government on the coronavirus pandemic.Interesting Fact
Chris whitty is a keen musciian and palys the piano and clarinet. He has performed at the royal albert hall and has composed music for a number of plays.Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
... " The inquiry was shown messages between Chief Medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick in which they suggest the government had known about asymptomatic transmission...
How can we stop children vaping?
... England s chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty has put his advice concisely: " If you smoke, vaping is much safer, if you don t smoke, don t vape...
Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats
... Earlier this year, England s chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty told the inquiry after he was attacked in a London park in 2021...
Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late - Whitty
...By Nick Triggle, Aurelia Foster and Jim ReedBBC NewsEngland s chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty has told the Covid inquiry that the first lockdown in March 2020 was imposed " a bit too late"...
Covid inquiry: Chris Whitty to appear after Vallance says pair had different opinions
...By James Gregory & Hugh PymBBC NewsSir Chris Whitty, the government s most senior medical adviser in the pandemic, will give evidence to the Covid inquiry this morning...
Covid inquiry: 'Lack of leadership' as virus spread in autumn 2020
... But Sir Patrick also revealed he had sometimes disagreed with the UK s chief medical adviser, Prof Sir Chris Whitty, about whether to introduce restrictions...
Covid inquiry: What has Sir Patrick Vallance said in his diaries?
... " 25 May 2020On the same day, Sir Patrick s diaries reveal that he and Prof Sir Chris Whitty do not like the idea of taking part in a daily news conference, as they know they will be asked about Mr Cummings...
Prof Sir Chris Whitty says UK faces rural and coastal ageing crisis
...By Michelle RobertsDigital health editorThe UK faces an ageing crisis and healthcare must step in, England s Chief Medical Officer, Prof Sir Chris Whitty, warns in his People are living longer but some spend many of their later years in bad health - and that has to change, he said...
Covid: More restrictions a last resort, Sajid Javid says
Further Covid restrictions in England must be an " absolute Last Resort " Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said, despite rising case numbers in the UK.
Writing in the, Mr Javid said the UK must look to " live alongside" coronavirus in 2022.
The Number of people in intensive care was not following the same trajectory as This Time Last Year , He Said .
But he warned there would be a big increase in The Number of people needing NHS care in The Next month.
On Friday UK daily Covid cases reached another record high of 189,846.
New Year 's Eve celebrations have been scaled back across much of the UK as the more infectious Omicron variant continues to drive up cases.
But the government resisted calls to impose new regulations in England in the run-up to the New Year , diverging from for pubs, bars and restaurants.
Mr Javid said England had " welcomed in 2022 with some of the least restrictive measures in Europe".
He Said : " Curbs on our freedom must be an absolute Last Resort and the British People rightly expect us to do everything in our power to avert them.
" Since I came into this role six months ago, I've also been acutely conscious of the enormous health, social and economic costs of lockdowns.
" So I've been determined that we must give ourselves The Best chance of living alongside The Virus and avoiding strict measures in The Future . "
But Mr Javid acknowledged the pandemic was " far from over".
It was " inevitable" there would be a big increase in Covid patients requiring NHS treatment over The Next month, He Said , because of the lag between infections and hospital admissions.
Friday's coronavirus figures showed daily hospital admissions were up to 1,915, as of 27 December, compared with 1,506 the previous day.
There was also a further 203 deaths within 28 Days of a positive test.
Case numbers 'daunting'A leading statistician who advises the government said the UK's daily Covid-19 cases could be closer to 500,000 due to The Testing system being overstretched and reinfections not being counted in the government data.
Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter of the University of Cambridge told The Bbc : " This is a huge, unprecedented wave of infection and very daunting. "
But he added that deaths were " not yet going up" and that the country could be " fairly optimistic" about avoiding the kind of pressures seen during the Last Winter wave.
Meanwhile, leading figures in the UK's response to coronavirus have been.
England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and his deputy Jonathan Van-Tam, who became household names during the Covid-19 pandemic, have been knighted.
Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, and Dr June Raine, head of The Vaccines regulator MHRA, have both been made dames.
The government's chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance , who was knighted in the 2019 New Year Honours list, is elevated to a Knight Commander of The Order of the Bath.
Source of news: bbc.com
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