Patrick Vallance
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 64 |
| Date of birth | March 17,1960 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Institutions | GlaxoSmithKline |
| University College London | |
| Government Office for Science | |
| Job | Physician |
| Born | Essex |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Sophia Ann Dexter |
| Awards | Goulstonian Lecture |
| Education | St George's University of London |
| Parents | Peter Vallance |
| Barbara Vallance | |
| Children | 3 |
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| ID | 404803 |
Patrick Vallance Life story
Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance KCB FRS FMedSci FRCP HonFREng is a British physician, scientist, and clinical pharmacologist who has worked in both academia and industry. He has served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom since 2018.
Education and Qualifications
Dr. Patrick vallance is a medical doctor who graduated with a degree in medicine from the university of southampton. He earned his phd in immunology from the unievrsity of london. He also ohlds a number of professional qualifications. Including a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. An msc in clinical immunology and allergy frmo the university of london. And a certificate in academic clinical practice from the royal college of physicians.Career
Dr. Patrick vallance has worked in various roles in the medical field. Including as a research scientist. Clinician and health policy advisor. He was most recently the chife scientific adviser to the british government. From 2018 to 2020. Prior to his government role. He was the president of pharmaceuticals research and development at glaxosmithkline. And he has held a number of roles at the wellcome trust and the department of health.Publications
Dr. Patrick vallance has authored over 130 scientific papres. Reviews and book chatpers on topics related to immunology. Infectious disease and clinical practice. He has also written several books. Including the immunology of infection and the immunology of diseases.Awards
Dr. Patrick vallance has been recognised for his work in medicine with a number of awards. He has been awarded the sir william osler medal from the royal college of physicians. The rcp s highest honour. And he has also received the silver medal from the british medical association. In was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university of southampton.Important Event
In 2019. Dr. Patrick valalnce was appointed as the chief scientific adviser to the british government. A role he held until 2020. In this roel. He provided scientific advice to the government on a range of issues. Including the response to the covid-19 pandemic.Interesting Fact
Dr. Patrick vallance is an avid cyclist and has completed the london to paris cycle rdie multiple times. He also plays the violin and is a member of the london symphony orchestr. AProfessional Memberships
Dr. Patrick vallance is a fellow of the royal college of physicians. The academy of medical sciences. The royal society and the british academy. He is also a member of the world economic forum s global agenda coucnil on heatlh and serves on the scientific advisory board of the bill and melinda gates foundatio. NConsultancy and Advisory Roles
Dr. Patrick vallance has held a number of rolse in the medical field. Including as a consultant for the world health organization. An advisor for the international aids vaccine initiative. And a member of the executive board of the global alliance for vaccines and immunization. He is also the chair of the uk s national institute of health reserach health technology assessment board.Teaching
Dr. Patrick vallance has taught at a number of universities. Including the university of london. The university of cambridge. The university of oxford and the lonodn school of hygiene and tropicla medicine. He has also been a visiting professor at the university of southampton and a visiting fellow at the university of cambrdige.Media Appearances
Dr. Patrick vallance is a regular presence in the media and has been interviewed by a number of outlets. Including the bbc. Sky news. The financial times and the guardian. He has also been a guest lecturer at the imperial college london. The lonodn school of economics. The university of oxford and the university of cambridge.Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid Inquiry but say he got big calls right
... The former chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, said Mr Johnson was " bamboozled" by scientific data...
Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock
... " Mr Keith KC asked if that is what former Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance referred to when, in his diaries, he mentioned " difficult negotiations in Manchester"...
Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
... Sir Patrick Vallance, the former chief scientific adviser, Mr Hancock had " a habit of saying things which he didn t have a basis for"...
Dominic Raab denies Dominic Cummings made key pandemic decisions
... In a diary entry, former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance wrote that it was " quite extraordinary" that the health secretary was not there...
Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats
... Giving evidence earlier, Prof Whitty also said that neither he nor Sir Patrick Vallance, the government s former chief scientific adviser, were told about it in advance...
Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late - Whitty
... These included: It came after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said on Monday that he and Sir Chris did not always see eye-to-eye...
Covid inquiry: Chris Whitty to appear after Vallance says pair had different opinions
... It comes a day after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said the pair had differing views over when to lock down...
Covid inquiry: 'Lack of leadership' as virus spread in autumn 2020
... By mid-October, the then prime minister had become frustrated by talk of a second lockdown, the UK s chief scientific adviser in the pandemic, Sir Patrick Vallance, wrote in his diary...
Coronavirus: How dangerous is lifting the lockdown is?
Customers in Kirkgate market in Leeds
Lockdown is to facilitate the start.
in the UK, we can meet more people, while in England some of the children have re-opened in the school and car showrooms and open-air markets.
some scientists, including those advising the government, But in the mutinous Mood - said the Minister to act quickly.
And the lifting of the restrictions has been described as a "dangerous moment", also by England's Deputy chief medical officer.
So how dangerous is the position we find ourselves in?things are far better than lockdown came.
It is estimated that 100,000 new infections Every Day in England on 23. In March, The Day when Boris Johnson announced strict curbs on our daily lives.
This compares with around at The Moment .
"is It somewhere in The Range of 10-fold less, but still significantly," Dr. Adam Kurcharski of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine told The Bbc .
The speed with which The Virus spread is also much slower.
The R-number - the average number of people each infected person passes The Virus on to about three in lockdown came.
this meant That 10 people were over coronavirus on 30 others.
Now the R to 0. 7-0. 9, i.e., are expected to 10 people, pass it on around eight other.
However, the UK is proposing is in One of the worst locations worldwide for the exit lockdown.
And it is remarkable that the government remains on its own coronavirus alert system for England to "level 4" instead of "level 3", if the social distance limitations are relaxed.
What is the danger?The Chief science adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance , warns that it "calls for not a lot of room" for maneuver and the data is "caution".
R near the point where the cases are rising, and "we will see new infections daily very substantial rate".
Relaxing lockdown means that we come into contact with more people, and this increases the Chance for The Virus to spread.
The restrictions are expected to be relaxed to have a small role in the spread of the coronavirus, but the exact effect is unknown.
uncertainty is a particular Problem with schools. The government's proof could not get a picture of the impact.
There is also the uncertainty of how We Are responding to the easing of The Rules . Behavioral scientists advised the government to appreciate only half of the people are isolated, they are for Seven Days , if sick.
Why are scientists concerned?During the pandemic, scientists and politicians were following the same script.
But there is Now a between which, the advice of the government and those "according to science".
More Than a dozen sage members of the Committee, to advise the government, have spoken, said, ' we should wait until it is fully functional and in cases to come.
"basically, we lift the lid on a boiling pan and it is just the bubble," argues Prof Calum Semple.
It is an essential consequence of the repeal of the block Now - it can lock us into the current number of cases.
There are around 8,000 infections per day. If the easing of restrictions of the R-number in the vicinity, then we will continue around 8,000 infections Every Day .
Wait until the fall would continue to control The Virus easier, and to give more response time if there is a "second wave". However, keeping a pain requires lockdown liable for more.
What is contact tracing?There is also the uncertainty about how effective contact tracing is in the UK. to replace
The goal of lockdown for all, with isolation, for some, is quick to identify and isolate anyone who comes in close contact with someone who is infected.
The strategy is surpassed As One of the most important reasons, some Asian countries, on the control of coronavirus (South Korea around 270 deaths, compared with More Than 39,000 in the UK) has.
However, there is The Risk that the expected identical results.
The UK is not with GPS tracking, to ensure people do as they are told, such as South Korea , or the people in the quarantine centers in Hong Kong .
" speed is crucial to find the contacts, before you are infectious, but there are concerns about how long.
And fails to test the mass, when a cluster of cases appears to be in the area of influence was richer than tracing contacts.
the estimates of the effectiveness of the test-and trace-vary greatly, from 5% to 30% of infections reduce, depending on how optimistic The Number crunching.
we Will have a second wave?The Number of people who have been infected, remains low, so that any immunity is also low.
this means That there is the potential for a second wave, but whether it happens depends on the decisions of the government and how we react to it.
The Plan is the gradual introduction of measures, And Then watch what happens.
"With a cautious, step-by-step approach, I do not think that The Risk is a substantial increase particularly high; let's not call it a second wave, we call it a second bump," said Prof Mark Woolhouse from the University of Edinburgh.
A sudden increase in the cases, is considered to be unlikely.
Dr. Kucharski said: "I think we will see a huge, exponential increase of the numbers in a couple of weeks.
"It may take some time to pass for this, if the transmission in clusters; it is Late Summer or autumn, or even winter, depending on what happens. It may be that we for a long time. "
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Source of news: bbc.com
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