Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance wrote in his diary that it was 'extraordinary' that Sage advice on social distancing had been 'cherry picked' by Downing Street
Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance wrote in his diary that it was ‘extraordinary’ that Sage advice on social distancing had been ‘cherry picked’ by Downing StreetSir Patrick Vallance
The inquiry also heard that in early March 2020, as the virus took hold in the UK, a No 10 aide wrote “we are f***ed” during a meeting of the Government’s scientific advisory committee, Sir Patrick’s diary entries also show that he believed he, chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty and scientists on Sage were being used as “human shields” by some in government in their defence of mistakes made during the pandemic, the inquiry heard.
Mr Keith quoted Sir Patrick as saying on the same day: “There was a paper from Number 10/Cabinet Office for the one metre/two metre review. Some person has completely rewritten the scientific advice as though it’s the definitive version. They’ve been cherry picked. Quite extraordinary.”
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