The importance of successful vaccination strategies in controlling the covid-19 pandemic cannot be overstated and should be vigorously endorsed. Equally critical is that vaccines’ proven to be effective in a […]
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As covid-19 has progressed, ministers have gone from hiding behind the science to hiding from the science
Ministers have lacked the confidence to draw together scientific and other forms of evidence to form a clear strategy and make decisions, says Tom Sasse […]
A multi perspective approach to understanding the development of occupational therapy in the UK
Scholarly articles are meant to stimulate discussion, but sometimes they do for unintended reasons. A recent article in the Christmas issue of The BMJ by one of us (Neil McLennan) […]
Andrew Moscrop: Deprivation and the failure of Boris Johnson’s covid-19 weight loss plan
“If we all do our bit,” said Boris Johnson, launching a Government strategy to tackle obesity during the summer of 2020, “we can reduce our health risks and protect ourselves […]
Covid-19 has shown us why it is important that medical education promotes innovation
What can we learn from the great medical innovators of the past, asks David Jenkins The covid-19 pandemic has the potential to transform medical education. [1] The ramifications of the […]
Natural herd immunity should not be used as a means of pandemic control
The ongoing pandemic means countries have begun strategic discussions on how to achieve the “new normal.” This has led to renewed interest in a herd immunity approach to manage the […]
Peter Roderick: Transparency in approving covid-19 vaccines
Transparency is generally regarded as essential for public trust in medicines, and likely to lead to better decision-making. Yet lack of transparency has been a hallmark of the regulation of […]
Michael Marmot: Post covid-19, we must build back fairer
A fair distribution of health and wellbeing have to be at the heart of building back fairer, say Michael Marmot and colleagues […]
The covid vaccination programme is an achievement, but must not lead to more health inequalities
The UK and other countries are now facing the logistics of rolling out the largest, most complex vaccination programme in history. The potential gains for individual and community safety are […]
Mary P Mercer: Beyond the marathon—notes from the relay of pandemic response
“We’ve been sprinting a marathon,” the email read. I sighed after reading it. It was the tenth time in as many days this analogy was used to discuss the pace […]