Linda Bauld
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 53 |
| Date of birth | June 2,1970 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Fields | Public health |
| Addiction | |
| Science policy | |
| Institutions | Cancer Research UK |
| University of Glasgow | |
| University of Kent | |
| University of Stirling | |
| Job | Teacher |
| Official site | ed.ac.uk |
| Born | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Ken Judge |
| Education | Glenlyon Norfolk School |
| University of Toronto | |
| The University of Edinburgh | |
| Glenlyon Norfolk School – Junior School | |
| Nationality | Scottish |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 611305 |
Linda Bauld Life story
Linda Caroline Bauld OBE FRCPE FRSE FAcSS FFPH is the Bruce and John Usher Chair of Public Health in The Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh and Chief Social Policy Advisor to the Scottish government.
How can we stop children vaping?
... Comparisons of the amount of nicotine absorbed though vaping vs smoking is complicated by a number of factors - but Linda Bauld, professor of public health at University of Edinburgh, believes high numbers of young people may now be dependent on nicotine...
Over-75s urged to get Covid booster jab as cases rise
... Edinburgh University public health expert, Prof Linda Bauld, said Omicron sub-lineages BA...
Vaping - is it a risk-free option?
... " So what you ve got is young people and teenagers who are probably experimenting with them, but they don t become long-term users, " says Prof Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh...
Covid in Scotland: No return to restrictions and panic, health expert says
... Professor Linda Bauld said there was no need for the " old days of restrictions and panic" with the current variant...
People with Covid in Scotland no longer need to self-isolate
... What is the expert opinion? Public health expert Prof Linda Bauld says people can still become really unwell with Covid and those with a high temperature are strongly advised to stay at home...
Covid: Law on wearing face masks in Scotland is lifted
... Professor Linda Bauld, a public health expert and an advisor to the Scottish government, said she was worried about a new variant taking hold...
Covid caution urged as Scots gather for Easter
... Prof Linda Bauld told the BBC there were still high levels of infection due to the BA...
Humza Yousaf: Scotland should not be forced into Covid easing
... And Prof Linda Bauld, of the University of Edinburgh, said while " huge progress" had been made in recent months there was still a need for caution...
Covid caution urged as Scots gather for Easter
A leading Public Health expert has urged people to keep following Covid-19 advice over the busy Easter weekend.
Prof Linda Bauld told The Bbc there were still high levels of infection due to the BA. 2 Omicron variant.
She Said Public Health advice on The Virus would be around for " months to come" despite the rule on face masks becoming guidance on Monday .
have already impacted commuters across the UK over the Long Weekend .
Family gatherings, a rise in church attendance and events including the Musselburgh races are expected to contribute to higher social interaction across Scotland.
Crowds will also have gathered at Hampden for the Scottish Cup semi-finals with Hearts playing Hibs on Saturday and Celtic clashing with Rangers on Sunday.
Earlier This Week The Office for National Statistics sampling showed a slight decrease in The Number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Scotland for the third week in a row.
However, Prof Bauld said despite the encouraging figures, infection levels were still high due to the highly transmissible BA. 2 variant.
Speaking to Bbc Breakfast , She Said : " Reinfections are increasingly Common - They 're accounting for around 11% of infections certainly in Scotland.
" So if you're in indoor places with others you don't normally live with, of course people may pick it up.
" They 're unlikely to become severely unwell but I think In Time when we've lifted basically all the protective measures and it's down to people's decisions, we still just need to be aware of that. "
On Thursday Public Health Scotland reported 4,196 further cases of Covid-19 and 40 deaths of people who had tested positive.
Fewer people are becoming severely unwell with only 20 patients with Covid requiring intensive care on Friday, although More Than 2,000 Covid-positive patients are in hospital across Scotland.
On Monday , the legal requirement to wear face masks in many indoor settings in Scotland will become guidance.
The Move had been delayed twice amid record levels of Covid cases and high numbers of people in hospital with The Virus .
However, Prof Bauld echoed the Scottish Government 's advice for people to continue wearing masks in crowded indoor places and on Public Transport .
She Said : " Wearing a face covering indoors even if it's not a legal requirement, thinking about being in well ventilated places and finally just making sure everyone is up to date with their vaccines before They Travel - this is practical advice we're going to here around the country for some months to come.
" If you had Delta for example you might Pick Up Omicron, and you could still become quite poorly even if you don't become severely unwell. "
Prof Bauld added that new hybrid variants were still being identified through the government's testing surveillance.
She Said : " They certainly are transmissible and in fact some of them may be a little bit more transmissible than what we've got at The Moment but They 're not causing more severe disease. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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