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Patrick Vallance

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Gender Male
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
ParentsPeter Vallance
Barbara Vallance
Children 3
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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. A

Professional 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. N

Consultancy 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

Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid Inquiry but say he got big calls right
Dec 1,2023 9:01 pm

... 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

Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock
Dec 1,2023 9:21 am

... " 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

Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
Nov 30,2023 12:41 pm

... 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

Dominic Raab denies Dominic Cummings made key pandemic decisions
Nov 29,2023 1:01 pm

... 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

Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats
Nov 22,2023 1:41 pm

... 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

Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late - Whitty
Nov 21,2023 12:41 pm

... 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

Covid inquiry: Chris Whitty to appear after Vallance says pair had different opinions
Nov 21,2023 12:51 am

... 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

Covid inquiry: 'Lack of leadership' as virus spread in autumn 2020
Nov 20,2023 1:11 pm

... 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: in the UK the preparation for the second virus will need health-wave - guide

Nov 20,2023 7:51 am

Boris Johnson has announced a further easing of closure measures on Tuesday

health leaders are calling for an urgent review to determine whether the UK is properly prepared for the "real risk" of a second wave of the coronavirus.

In an open letter published in the The Ministers were warned that urgent measures were needed to prevent further loss of life.

The Presidents of The Royal Colleges of surgeons, nursing staff, Doctors and GPs, all signed The Letter .

It Comes after Boris Johnson announced sweeping changes to England's lockdown.

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister said, pubs, restaurants, cinemas and hairdressers will be able to open it again from the 4. July.

The 2m-social distancing-generally a Meter to be replaced with a "-plus" rule, so people who remain apart should be a minimum of 2m, where possible, but should otherwise be 1m apart at least, while taking coverings of measures to reduce The Risk of transmission, such as the wearing of face.

The 2m rule remains in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland , but.

Both of the government as chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and chief medical officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty , pointed to Mr. Johnson's plan was to free the "risk" on Tuesday.

according to the Prime Minister 's announcement, health leaders called for a "quick and forward-looking assessment" of how Britain prepared for a new outbreak of The Virus .

"to predict While The Future of the pandemic in the UK is difficult, the available evidence suggests that local flare-ups, it is increasingly probable and a second wave wrote a real risk," she said in The Letter .

"Many of the elements of the infrastructure that is required to contain The Virus , are slowly introduced, but considerable challenges remain. "

the authors of The Letter , signed by the Chairman of The British Medical Association, are calling on the Minister for the establishment of a cross-group with a "constructive, non-partisan, four-Nations approach", in charge of the development of the practical recommendations.

"The review should not only look back, or the attribute of the debt," said they, and instead, the focus is on "areas of weakness where action is urgently needed to prevent further loss of life and to restore the economy to full as quickly as possible" should.

The Bbc has. the Ministry of health and Social welfare for the comment

Mr Johnson said he did not think it was "a risk, a second peak of infections to overwhelm the might of the NHS".

the announcement of the largest easing of the blockade still, He Said the two households in England will meet in the be able to inside, and stay with social distancing.

While he warned that all The Steps were "reversible", he confirms The Following venues would be able to open:

, including Nightclubs, casinos, indoor play areas, nail bars and beauty salons, swimming pools, and indoor gyms.

the company set to re-open in 10 days' time, waiting for guidelines, which can act by the government, as you and as safe as possible during the Corona-Virus-pandemic.

the advice says to keep that company, customer. contact details for 21 Days to support The Track -and-trace system

But in most cases, more tips will follow soon.

BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said that it is proposed that the decisions to open up sectors of the economy, have been made recently.

It is for landlords on Wednesday.

the work is calling for NHS staff to be tried and tested, every week, coronavirus, so that the patient Waiting List residues can be safely deleted.

the Former Conservative health Secretary Jeremy Hunt backed up that call, writing in The Daily Telegraph that "the costs are small compared to the cost of a second wave" of the Covid-19.

The latest figures show died, another 171 people, after testing positive for Corona Virus in the UK, where the sum 42,927.

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