Topics covered
Dame Kate Bingham, a former chairwoman of the country’s vaccine task force released that the UK was “woefully underprepared” for the Covid-19 pandemic. She also urged ministers should move now to create protection facing future disasters.
She stated there is a “mortifying” shortage of skills and experience in science, industry, commerce and manufacturing in the civil service. Mrs Bingham proposed that it was only Sir Patrick Vallance that enabled the formulation of the vaccine task force outside normal Whitehall arrangements.
She added, “the UK “lost the chance” to build a rapid protein production ability. This lost both the flexibility to handle future pandemics and suffered an economic chance.”
Mrs Bingham also scrutinised the Government’s choice to pull out of a deal with Valneva, a French pharmaceutical company, before it had completed the clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine.
The choice was not only a shock to international pandemic efforts but will depress the UK’s resilience to later disease explosions, she spoke.
Dominic Cummings also has been sharp about how the early stages of the pandemic were done by the Government. Previously, he also stated that the Government system for dealing with crises is a “tragedy”.
A Government spokesperson replied: “During the pandemic, we have been conducted by scientific and medical experts and we never shied away from taking immediate and crucial action to save lives and protect our NHS.”
The government developed for a range of scenarios. While there were widespread arrangements in place, this is an unusual pandemic that has tested health systems around the world, added a spokesperson.
The number of people infected with Covid-19 in the UK, where most restrictions have been lifted, is approaching record levels in relative indifference, according to estimates published on Friday 25 March.
The Duke of York had vowed to fight to clear his name in court after being charged by Virginia Giuffre. Ms Giuffre became a victim who he sexually assaulted in three different circumstances when she was 17.
During a trip to the Caribbean, a photo of the British royal couple has crystallized many critics.
The tragic loss of Mohananeethan 'Mohan' Muruganantharajah at Sgwd Y Pannwr waterfall in the Brecon Beacons has left the community in shock and mourning
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced that hundreds of postmasters who were wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal will be cleared under new emergency laws.