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Learn more about the emergency summiton Thursday 8 July 2021 here
Nine months after the John Snow Memorandum outlined the dangers of a
strategy of herd immunity by infection, the UK government has decided to
abandon most mitigations in England on the 19th of July. This will be done
amid a background of surging cases, while only half of our population is fully
vaccinated. This means exposing millions to infection, and its consequences,
In signed by more than 120 scientists, we outline
our grave concerns about this strategy and call on the government to
change course urgently.
THE DECLARATION
MASS INFECTION IS NOT AN OPTION: WE MUSTDO MORE TO PROTECT OUR YOUNG
As the third wave of the pandemic takes hold across England, the UK
Government plans to further re-open the nation. Implicit in this decision is
the acceptance that infections will surge, but that this does not matter
our letter to The Lancet
First published in The Lancet, 7 July 2021
JOHNSNOWMEMORA
DECLARATION INTERNATIONAL
SUMMIT RESPONSE MORE...
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because vaccines have “broken the link between infection and mortality”1.
On July 19, 2021—branded as Freedom Day—almost all restrictions are set to
end. We believe this decision is dangerous and premature.
An end to the pandemic through population immunity requires enough of
the population to be immune to prevent exponential growth of SARS-CoV-2.
Population immunity is unlikely to be achieved without much higher levels
of vaccination than can be reasonably expected by July 19, 2021.
Proportionate mitigations will be needed to avoid hundreds of thousands of
new infections, until many more are vaccinated. Nevertheless, the UK
Government's intention to ease restrictions from July 19, 2021, means that
immunity will be achieved by vaccination for some people but by natural
infection for others (predominantly the young). The UK Health Secretary has
stated that daily cases could reach 100 000 per day over the summer months
of 2021.2
The link between infection and death might have been weakened, but it has
not been broken, and infection can still cause substantial morbidity in both
acute and long-term illness. We have previously pointed to the dangers of
relying on immunity by natural infection,3 and we have f ive main concerns
with the UK Government's plan to lift all restrictions at this stage of the
pandemic.
First, unmitigated transmission will disproportionately affect unvaccinated
children and young people who have already suffered greatly. Off icial
show that as of July 4, 2021, 51% of the total UK population
have been fully vaccinated and 68% have been partially vaccinated. Even
assuming that approximately 20% of unvaccinated people are protected by
previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, this still leaves more than 17 million people
with no protection against COVID-19. Given this, and the high transmissibility
of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, exponential growth will probably continue
until millions more people are infected, leaving hundreds of thousands of
people with long-term illness and disability.4
This strategy risks creating a generation left with chronic health problems
and disability, the personal and economic impacts of which might be felt for
decades to come.
UK
Government data
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Second, high rates of transmission in schools and in children will lead to
signif icant educational disruption, a problem not addressed by abandoning
isolation of exposed children (which is done on the basis of imperfect daily
rapid tests).5 The root cause of educational disruption is transmission, not
isolation. Strict mitigations in schools alongside measures to keep
community transmission low and eventual vaccination of children will
ensure children can remain in schools safely.6,7,8 This is all the more
important for clinically and socially vulnerable children. Allowing
transmission to continue over the summer will create a reservoir of infection,
which will probably accelerate spread when schools and universities re-open
in autumn.
Third, preliminary modelling data9 suggest the government's strategy
provides fertile ground for the emergence of vaccine-resistant variants. This
would place all at risk, including those already vaccinated, within the UK and
globally. While vaccines can be updated, this requires time and resources,
leaving many exposed in the interim. Spread of potentially more
transmissible escape variants would disproportionately affect the most
disadvantaged in our country and other countries with poor access to
vaccines.
Fourth, this strategy will have a signif icant impact on health services and
exhausted health-care staff who have not yet recovered from previous
infection waves. The link between cases and hospital admissions has not
been broken, and rising case numbers will inevitably lead to increased
hospital admissions, applying further pressure at a time when millions of
people are waiting for medical procedures and routine care.
Fifth, as deprived communities are more exposed to and more at risk from
COVID-19, these policies will continue to disproportionately affect the most
vulnerable and marginalised, deepening inequalities.
In light of these grave risks, and given that vaccination offers the prospect of
quickly reaching the same goal of population immunity without incurring
them, we consider any strategy that tolerates high levels of infection to be
both unethical and illogical. The UK Government must reconsider its current
strategy and take urgent steps to protect the public, including children. We
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believe the government is embarking on a dangerous and unethical
experiment, and we call on it to pause plans to abandon mitigations on July
19, 2021.
Instead, the government should delay complete re-opening until everyone,
including adolescents, have been offered vaccination and uptake is high,
and until mitigation measures, especially adequate ventilation (through
investment in CO2 monitors and air f iltration devices) and spacing (eg, by
reducing class sizes), are in place in schools. Until then, public health
measures must include those called for by WHO (universal mask wearing in
indoor spaces, even for those vaccinated), the Scientif ic Advisory Group for
Emergencies (SAGE), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(ventilation and air f iltration), and Independent SAGE (effective border
quarantine; test, trace isolate, and support). This will ensure that everyone is
protected and make it much less likely that we will need further restrictions
or lockdowns in the autumn.
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Dr. Deepti Gurdasani, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Professor John Drury, University of Sussex, UK
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, University of Oxford, UK
Dr. Stephen Griff in, University of Leeds, UK
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Professor Aris Katzourakis, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Professor Susan Michie, University College London, UK
Professor Christina Pagel, University College London, UK
Professor Ann Phoenix, University College, London
Professor Deenan Pillay, University College London, UK
Dr Zubaida Haque, Member of Independent SAGE
Professor Kimberly Prather, University of California, San Diego, USA
Professor Stephen Reicher, University of St. Andrews, UK
Professor Naveed Sattar, University of Glasgow, UK
Professor Robert West, University College London, UK
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Dr. Kit Yates, University of Bath, UK
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Dr Dominic Pimenta, Richmond Research Institute, U.K.
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Prof. Carlos Gershenson, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.
Professor Alice Roberts, University of Birmingham, UK
Professor Elizabeth Stokoe, Loughborough University, UK
Professor Gabriel Scally, University of Bristol, UK
Dr David Berger, GP Emergency Doctor, Broome, Australia
Dr. Rochelle A. Burgess, University College London, UK
Professor Reinhard Busse, Berlin University of Technology, Germany
Professor David Cameron, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr Sterghios A. Moschos, Northumbria University, UK
Professor Joshua Silver, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Kailash Chand, Former Deputy chair BMA, UK
Professor Elias Mossialos, London School of Economics and Political Science
Professor Ken Rice, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Bharat Pankhania, University of Exeter, UK
Dr. Mike Gill, Former Regional Director of Public Health, UK
Dr. Graham Winyard, former Medical Director, NHS England, UK
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Committee,Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
Prof. Sunil Raina, Dr. RP Govt. Medical College, Tanda, India
Dr Katrin Rabiei, Neurosurgery Consultant, Gothenburg, Sweden
Dr. Tom Lawton, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Colin Davis, University of Bristol, UK
Dr Asad Khan, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Manchester University
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Professor Debby Bogaert, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr Christine Peters , Consultant Microbiologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and
Clyde, UK
Dr Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program. Grattan Institute, Melbourne,
Australia
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Dr. Elena Mikalsen, Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Professor Maya H Buch, University of Manchester, UK
Dr. David R. Tomlinson, Fresh Air NHS, UK
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Dr Bobbie Jacobson, Johns Hopkins University, US
Dr Stephane Bourgeois, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Dr Valentina Gallo, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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Professor Jose M Martin-Moreno, University of Valencia, & Senior Adviser,
WHO/Europe - Public Health and Health Systems, Hon FFPH, Royal Colleges
of Physicians of the United Kingdom
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Dr Clare Wenham, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Lisa Kennedy, Cardiff University, UK
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Dr. Ulrich Pennig, Cardiff University, UK
Dr. Federica Dragoni, Cardiff University, UK
Dr Julia Patterson, EveryDoctor, UK
Professor Anthony Costello, University College London, and former director
of Maternal and Child Health, WHO
Prof Alan McNally, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr Peter M B English, recently retired Consultant in Communicable Disease
Control; Immediate past Chair of BMA Public Health Medicine Committee
Dr. Klaus Hentrich, KH Innovation, UK
Dr. Usama Kadri, Cardiff University, UK
Professor Adrian Hayday, King’s College London & Francis Crick Institute,
London, UK
Dr. Irene Tosetti, Anesthesiologist, Geneva, Switzerland
Professor Michael G Baker, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. Chaand Nagpaul, Chair of the Council of the British Medical Association
Professor Melissa Parker, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Professor Laura Bear, London School of Economics and Political Science
Dr Matthew Reeves, University College London, UK
Dr Andrew Tuplin, University of Leeds, UK
Professor Adrian Whitehouse, University of Leeds, UK
Professor John McLauchlan, University of Glasgow, UK
Dr Duncan Robertson, Loughborough University & St Catherine’s College,
Oxford
Professor Andrew Macdonald, University of Leeds, UK
Dr Tolu Oni, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr Hongyi Zhang, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr. Eric Topol, The Scripps Research Institute, US
Dr. Jennifer Brenton, Independent Consultant Obstetrician Gynecologist, US
Dr Natalya Davis, Pediatrician, US
Dr. Angela Duke, Independent Consultant Obstetrician Gynecologist, US
Dr. Vipul Shah , Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, India
Dr. Katya Shpilberg, Radiologist, USA
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Dr. Catherine Scott, Psychiatrist, University of Southern California, US
Dr KK Cheng, University of Birmingham
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Germany
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Dr YuFeng Judy Huang, General Practitioner Sydney NSW Australia
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Dr Sherry Jester, Pediatrician, US
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Victoria, Australia
Lorraine Baker, General Practitioner, Melbourne Australia
Dr Nancy Malek, Anaesthetist, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Alissa Kahn, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Rowan University, USA
Professor Lisa Maher, Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity, UNSW
Sydney, Australia
Professor Joanna Parish, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. John A. Jimenez, Independent Consultant Psychiatrist, US
Dr Julian W Tang, Honorary Associate Professor/ Clinical Virologist,
Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Dr David Allen, Occupational and Environmental Physician, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Tania Thorn, NHS, Uk
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Professor Willem van Schaik, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dr. Maggie Deytrikh, None, retired palliative care doctor, UK
Dr. Marc Redmile-Gordon, Royal Horticultural Society, United Kingdom
Dr. Lisa Graham-Wisener, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Dr. Paul Toner, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Dr. Winnie Chua, University of Birmingham, UK
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Dr. Katherine McConkey, NHS GP, United Kingdom
Dr. Yara Evans, Imperial College London, UK
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Dr. Pieter Peach, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia
Professor Mark A Hollywood, Smooth Muscle Research Centre, Dundalk
Institute of Technology, Co Louth., Ireland
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Professor Catherine Walshe, Lancaster University, UK
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Mr. Rein Leetmaa, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Gita Sinha, CEO, Almora Health Strategies, United States
Dr. Andrea Perna, University of Roehampton, UK
Dr. Lucky Tran, Columbia University, USA
Miss Hattie Taylor, HCW, England
Professor Jennifer Maggs, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Professor Paul Dolman, University of East Anglia, UK
Dr. Sarah Willicombe, GP, UK
Dr Vipul Shah, Vipul, R P Shah Memorial Trust for Children with Disabilities,
India
Miss Jacqueline Mburu, Nurse with long covid, United Kingdom
Doctor, Noor Bari, Western Sydney Local district hospital, Australia
Dr. William Lees, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Dr. Amanda Kvalsvig, University of Otago Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. Emma Weisblatt, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation
Trust, UK
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Dr. Tim Worthley, General Practitioner, PCN Clinical Director Sussex, United
Kingdom
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University Health Board, United Kingdom
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Professor David Gordon, University of Bristol, UK
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Dr. Melanie Stefan, University of Edinburgh, UK
Prof. Dr. Dominique de Quervain, University of Basel, Switzerland
Dr. James Whitehorn, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
United Kingdom
Dr. Andrew K Black, Retired Consultant Psychiatrist, UK
Professor Pankaj Trivedi, Sapienza University, Rome, Italia
Dr. Helen Allott, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
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Professor Joseph Harbison, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin,
Ireland
Dr. Amber Ruigrok, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Mrs. Samantha killen, NHS staff, parent of three school age children, United
Kingdom
Professor Angel Chater, University of Bedfordshire; British Psychological
Society COVID-19 Behavioural Science and Disease Prevention Taskforce, UK
Dr. Edward Emmott, University of Liverpool, UK
Mrs. Nicola Selhuber, Health professional, Scotland
Mrs. Gillian Hamilton, Optometrist, Scotland
Professor Brendan Delaney, Imperial College London, UK
Dr. Gillian Shorter, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Dr. Gavin Stewart, University of Newcastle, Cochrane, Campbell
Collaboration, United Kingdom
Occupational Therapist, Helen Skiff ington, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Grace Roberts, Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom
Andy, Turner, University of Leeds, UK
Ms. f iona patterson, health care professional, United Kingdom
Dr. Victor Arturo Matamoros Gomez, Instituto Anahuac de Salud Publica.
Universidad Anahuac Mexico, Mexico
Mr. Stephen Porter, Dental surgeon B.D.S., United Kingdom
Student, Ishank Tiwari, Independent Researcher, India
Dr. Lucy Thompson, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Mr. Robert Dyas, Oral Surgeon, UK
Dr. Dilip Kumar Gandhi, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS
Trust, United Kingdom
Dr. Louise Davis, NHS doctor and Associate Clinical Professor England
Mrs. Kelly Raihani, Family liasion off icer NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Kerry Smith, Parklands, United Kingdom
Dr. Myrna Over, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dr. Helen Wise, Consultant anaesthetist, University Hospitals Dorset, United
Kingdom, United Kingdom
Dr. Margaret Husted, University of Winchester, Uk - England
Mr. Anthony E Kemp, Registered Nurse, UK
Dr. Jack Ferguson, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dr. Andrew Lee, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Dr. Daniel Campion, Travel Health Physician, United Kingdom
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Dr. Abigail Hine, Consultant Anaesthetist, NHS, UK
Professor Chris Ponting, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dr. Kevin Herbert, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Eleanor Gaunt, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Ms. Lisa Brighton, King's College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Michael Zandi, UCLH and UCL, United Kingdom
Dr. Pierre Antoine, King's College London, Royaume-Uni
Dr. Rene Loewenson, TARSC
Ms. Katie Love, Aberystwyth university, United Kingdom
Dr. Amy Elliott, General practice, United Kingdom
Ms. Nichola Goddard, Public health England, UK
Miss Gaynor Marshall, Retired Health/Public Heath Professional, England
Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology, Cathy Creswell, University of
Oxford, UK
Associate Professor Duncan Sparrow, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr. Charlotte Bonardi, University of Nottingham, UK
Mx, Alex Porter, Support Worker, UK
Ms. Alexandra Bartlett, Royal Veterinary College, UK
Professor Alison Adam, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Dr. Harriet Mears, The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom
Dr. Sue Laughlin, Peoples Health Movement Scotland, Scotland
Dr. Pragya Vohra, University of York, UK
Mrs. Sam Donaldson, Research Nurse, Scotland
Dr. Elizabeth Sawyer, University of Westminster, UK
Dr. Virginia Gould, University of Bristol, UK
Dr. Pauline Campbell, GCU, UK
Dr. Imogen Wright, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Ms. M. Clapperton, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Mr. Peter Lion, Private Healthcare / Rutherford Cancer Centre, England
Dr. Clare Leong, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Professor Richard Simpson, universities of Stirling (NMAHP research unit) &St
Andres University medical school, UK
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Dr. Sarah Jackson, Consultant Radiologist, United Kingdom
Dr. Marianne Seebold, NHS worker (off sick for 15 months with long covid),
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Dr. Y. Hancock, University of York, U.K.
Mrs. Louise Slorance, Edinburgh, UK
Professor Daryl O'Connor, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Dr. Amy Downing, University of Leeds, UK
Dr. Richard Sloan, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Konstantin Blyuss, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Doctorant, Mark A. Hanson, EPFL, Switzerland
Mrs. Susan Royse, ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, NURSING AND
MIDWIFERY COUNCIL., United Kingdom
Dr. Matthew Burgess, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Mrs. Olesya Spencer, NHS GP surgery, UK
Mrs. Sarah Hockey, Nurse, United Kingdom
Professor Stephen E Moss, University College London, UK
Dr. KAREN CAMPOS LEON, University of Birmingham (most recently), UK
Professor Kavita Vedhara, University of Nottingham, England
Mrs. Dawn Knight, Health care professional, England
Dr. Trudi Edginton, City, University of London, UK
MD PhD, Maria Jesus Diaz Candamio, Hospital Universitario A Coruna,
Espana
Dr. Santosh Kumar, University of Birmingham, UK
, Dr raghavendra Bhat, Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences
University, UAE
Ms. Norina Gasteiger, University of Manchester, UK
Dr. Kasia Bera, St Annes College, Oxford, Uk
Mrs. Ellen phipps, Nhs, Uk
Dr. med., Apela Salamon, KAGES, Austria
Dr. Miraz Rahman, King's College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Mark Bowler, Educational Psychologist, United Kingdom
Dr. Pooja Mishra, GP, UK
Prof. David Schultz, University of Manchester, UK
Professor Alan Parker, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Dr. Eliza Wolfson, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Dr. Aimee Murray, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Dr. Katherine Brown, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. Euan Bennet, University of Bristol, UK
Professor Robert Beynon, Emeritus, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Dr. Jerzy Samolej, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Raymond Agius, The
University of Manchester, UK
Professor Nicolas Locker, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Dr. Kayleigh Hook, The Lancet, United Kingdom
Miss Kirsty Stanley, Independent Occupational Therapist at Occupation4Life
Ltd, United Kingdom
Mrs. Justine Blyth-Towers, HCW, United Kingdom
Dr. Blair Strang, St George's, University of London, UK
Dr. Anna Rom, NHS GP, United Kingdom
Mr. Ben Moody, Nhs, United Kingdom
Dr. Andrea Schafferhans, TU Munchen, Germany
Miss May, Biologist, public, Bristol
Dr. Sonia Chester, GP, England
Dr. Kate Harrison, University of Chester, United Kingdom
Dr. Tony Biggins, Psychiatrist rtd, UK
Dr. Arthur Hosie, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom
Dr. Maia Chankseliani, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr. Rowan Walmsley, Doctor, Uk
Dr. Michael Head, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Professor Rob Sneyd, University of Plymouth, UK
Mr. Henry Mather, Previous NHS employee, United Kingdom
Dr. Yuki Furuse, Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Catherine Dodds, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, United
Kingdom
Dr. Tom Arnot, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Ms. Claire Elek, Quadram Institute, United Kingdom
Ms. Judith Bueno de Mesquita, Co-Deputy Director, Human Rights Centre,
Lecturer, School of Law, University of Essex, United Kingdom
Mr. David Smith, NHS, United Kingdom
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Prof. Charles Antaki, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Dr. Huw Waters, FreshAir Wales, Wales
Dr. Kazuki Shimizu, Hokkaido University, Japan
Dr. Benjamin Thomas, University of Bath, UK
PROFESSOR, BARBARA HARRISS-WHITE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY, United
Kingdom
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Dr. Ian Kellar, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Dr. Angharad Ruttley, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Killian Hanlon, Harvard Medical School, USA
Prof. Mathew Owens, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Dr. Anna Smielewska, NHS, UK
Ms. April Hayes, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Dr. Emma Wall, Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom
dr, Rhys Thomas, Royal College of Anaesthetists, United Kingdom
Professor Dan Osborn, UCL, UK
Miss Victoria Jackson, University of Exeter, UK
Dr. Chris Jones, Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Associate Professor Andrew Seal, UCL Institute for Global Health, England
Carly, Bliss, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
Prof. Dr. Michael A. R. Meier, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),
Germany
Dr. Hamish King, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Dr. Rachel Sumner, University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Dr. Susan Joseph, King's College London, United Kingdom
Mx, Zoë Freeman, University College London, United Kingdom
Prof. Nils Hoppe, Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences, University of
Hannover, Germany
Dr. Richard A.I. Bethlehem, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Professor Edward Feil, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Dr. T. J. Bacon, Middlesex University, UK
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Professor and Fellow of Digital Health, Harold Thimbleby, Swansea
University, Wales
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Dr. Karon Ornadel, Doctor, United Kingdom
Dr. Nina Fudge, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Dr. Samantha Caton, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Dr. Catherine Maria Vassallo, Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists &GMC,
United Kingdom
Mr. Paul Southon, Faculty of Public Health, United Kingdom
Mrs. Victoria Pointon, Registered Nurse, England
Mrs. Kezia Marshall, NHS, UK
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Education, UK
Dr. Michael Crichton, Heriot-Watt Univeristy, United Kingdom
Dr. Robin Fawcett, GP, United Kingdom
Dr. Nathalie Schmidt, UCL, UK
Associate Professor Clare Kelly, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Richard Bowyer, NHS Surgeon, UK
Dr. Meeta Tanna, GP, UK
Mrs. Helen Raywood, Hull University Hospitals NHS Trust, England
Dr. Barbara Zeitlinger, ENT specialist, Austria
Dr. Samar Betmouni, Consultant Neuropathologist, UK
Dr. Justin Parkhurst, Dept of Health Policy, London School of Economics and
Political Science, UK
Professor Suzanne Richards, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK
Dr. Jessica Hayes, College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, NUI
Galway, Ireland
Mr. Graeme Foubister, Retired NHS Consultant, Scotland
Dr. Richard Williams, Imperial College London, UK
Dr. Michael Orgel, Medact, UK
Dr. Chia Fan Liang, NHS consultant physician, UK
Prof. Georgina Born, Oxford University and UCL, UK
Dr. Victoria Donovan, University Hospitals Sussex, United Kingdom
Mrs. Lynne Churchill, Social Worker, United Kingdom
Mrs. Dorothy Partington, Palliative Care Specialist, Scotland.
Ms. Hilary Best, PwME, United Kingdom
Dr. Ping-Yi Kuo, Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, UK
Dr. Gavin Thoms, Retired Doctor, UK
Ms. Gabriella Merry, The Lancet, UK
Dr. Michael Orgel, Medact, UK
Dr. Rafael Romero Garcia, University of Cambridge, UK
Mr. Paul Butler, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, England
Dr. Lisa Ronan, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. Manfred G. Kitzbichler, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. Christina Tobin Kahrstrom, Scientist, senior editor at Nature magazine,
United Kingdom
Professor Catherine pope, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr. Elizabeth Dzeng, Associate Professor, UCSF; Senior Research Fellow,
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Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, UK and US
Dr. Juan Francisco Palma, Bristol University, United Kingdom
Dr. Robert Stott-Marshall, University of Nottingham, UK
Mrs. Elizabeth Foubister, Retired NHS Dietitian, United Kingdom
Dr. Emma Major, University of York, U.K.
Dr. Gurdeep Sagoo, University of Leeds, UK
Professor Elaine Kempson, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Mrs. Sue Chandler, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Thurrock CCG, UK
Prof. James Bernard Walsh, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Professor Alan PALMER, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Doctor, Ole Olsen, MabMax Biologics Ltd., United Kingdom
Dr. Carolyn Way, University Hospitals Southampton, UK
Ms. Mary Willis, NMC, United Kingdom
Dr. Donal Hill, EPFL, Switzerland
Mr. Tim Kelly, Medi-Kelsey Ltd, UK
Dr. Julia Ferrari, University of York, United Kingdom
Dr. Antal Wozniak, University of Liverpool, UK
Dr. Chico, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Ms. Mary Rankin, , RCN, United Kingdom
Dr. Smita Nagmoti, Public Health ST2, UK
Professor Simon Gates, Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dr. Sally Baxter, GP, England,
mr, Paul wright, British Psychological Society, uk
Dr. Brad Amos, Emeritus MRC research group leader Cambridge, UK
Mr. Matthew Robinson BSc(Hons) MPhil CMCIEH, Chartered Institute if
Environmental Health, United Kingdom
Dr. Simon Williams, Senior Lecturer in People and Organisation, Swansea
University, United Kingdom
Dr. Martin Yuille, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Asst. Professor Orla Hegarty, University College Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Ashley Heinson, The University of Southampton, The United Kingdom of
Great Britain
Dr. Stephen P. Moss, Research Consultant, Computational Genomics, United
Kingdom
Mr. Andrew Rowell, Department of Health, University of Bath, UK
Dr. Veronika Rasic, NHS GP, United Kingdom
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Andrew, Marsh, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Miss Hannah Walker, University of York, UK
Ms. Caroline Fuggle, MSc Health Science, United Kingdom
Dr. Lana Lai, University of Manchester, UK
Dr. Rebecca Beeken, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Mrs. Clare Morgan, United Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation
Trust, UK
Mr. Gary Stocker, University of Warwick, UK
Dr. Jane Killalea, Primary Care, England
Mr. Theo DENYS, Nurse, Belgium
Dr. Jamie Wood, University of York, United Kingdom
Professor Laura JV Piddock, University of Birmingham, UK
Mr. Simon De Cogan, BABCP, United Kingdom
Councillor, Sarah Nield, Brighton and Hove City Council / Brighton and Hove
Green Party, United Kingdom
Dr. Debora Sijacki, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
General Practitioner, Dr. Carol Mooney, Irish College of General Practioners.,
Ireland
Dr. Luke Carter, University of Birmingham, UK
Mrs. Debra Blenkinsop, RGN/RHV member of RCN, England
Dr. Sarah Pocknell, NHS, UK
Dr. Saul Albert, Loughborough University, UK
Mr. Matthew Pearce, MEF2C Parent & Medical Personnel Support Group,
United Kingdom
Prof. David Barer, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Dr. Kirsty McLean, GP, UK
Mr. Sergio Graziosi, EPPI Centre, University College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Victoria Holt, Homerton University Hospital, United Kingdom
Dr. Helen Day, NHS GP, UK
Mr. Trevor McCarthy, Independent Consultant, United Kingdom
Miss Sarah MacDonald, School Nursing Service, United Kingdom
Dr. Behdad Shambayati, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, UK
Mrs. Lorraine Morgan, Gerontology - British Society of Gerontology. Nursing -
retired, Wales
Dr. Olivia Davies, University Hospitals Dorset, UK
Professor Sandy Oliver, University College London, UK
Miss Julia Haynes, Research Assistant at Wytham woods, University of
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Oxford, UK
Dr. Katy Sutcliffe, University College London, UK
Me, Peter Adelsberg, Registered Nurse, United Kingdom
Prof. Cait MacPhee, The University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Gillian Stokes, University College London, United Kingdom
Miss Deborah Klayman, NHS, UK
Dr. Meena Khatwa, UCL Social Research Institute, UK
Dr. med., H. Thole, Physician, Lecturer in Medical Education, Germany
Professor Martin B. Richards, University of Huddersfield, UK
Dr. Jo Thompson Coon, University of Exeter, UK
Dr. Alex Smith, Syngenta, United Kingdom
Dr. Victoria Carr, Wellcome Sanger Institute, United Kingdom
Mrs. Sara Mason, NHS Volunteer Responder, England
Dr. Christine Habgood-Coote, Retired GP, UK
Dr. Nabeela Aziz, Doctor, UK
Dr. Suzanne Johnson, University of Manchester, England
Dr. Rebecca Rees, Social Research Institute, University College London, UK
Ms. Ivy Owens, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Mrs. Paula Fitzsimon, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, United Kingdom
Mr. David Walker-Sunderhauf, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Dr. Lisa Tyrer, Contact tracer, United Kingdom
Mrs. Moira Bennet, Retired MLSO in Microbiology, United Kingdom
Dr. Hassan Saleem, NHS, U.K.
Dr. Charlotte Ferguson, GP, UK
Dr. Nicola Peel, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, UK
Professor Diane G Newell OBE, Veterinary Laboratories Agency (retired), UK
Miss Katie Read, Health and Social Care worker, United Kingdom
Dr. Soma Meran, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
Dr. Mark Newman, UCL, United Kingdom
Mr. Simon Howarth, Royal College of Surgeons, UK
Professor Emeritus, Derek Edwards, Loughborough University, UK
Mr. Dominic Habgood-Coote, Imperial College London, UK
Mrs. Valerie Stuart, None, England
Dr. Vasa Curcin, King's College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Fiammetta Ugolini, NHS, UK
Professor Jonathan Sharples, University College London, UK
Dr. Marianne tinkler, NHS consultant, Uk
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Professor Stuart Gilmour, Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke's
International University, Japan
Dr. Jo McHugo, Nhs, England
Dr. Andrew Stephens, RCVS, United Kingdom
Ms. Pamela Henley, "
Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Chartered Scientist",
Wales, UK
Dr. Kate Lawlor, University Hospital Wales, Wales
Dr. Alfredo Espina, GP, United Kingdom
Dr. Dominique Florin, GP, London, UK
Ms. Julia Faulconbridge, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, UK
Miss Amy Robinson, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, UK
Dr. Barbara Vogel, St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Miss Dessislava Veltcheva, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr. Alexey Mikaberidze, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Dr. Annabel Crossman, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
Miss Naomi Gray, University of Oxford, UK
Dr. Mirre Simons, University of Sheffield, UK
Dr. Katherine Jones, Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust, Uk
Dr. Sara Clohisey, University of edinburgh, Scotland
Dr. Amrish Y. Baidjoe, LSHTM, the Netherlands
Dr. Katherine Wood, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Mr. Stephen Richer, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Dr. Angie Burns, Retired academic, UK
Mrs. Alyson Worley, NMC, United Kingdom
Dr. Lauren Smith, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Dr. Karen Palmer, retired, UK
Chartered Scientist CSci, Marilena Ioannou, De Montfort University, England
Dr. Diego Bassani, University of Toronto, Canada
Miss Nadia Khaliq, Health Care Worker, United Kingdom
Dr. Adele onder, Nhs grampian, U.K.
Dr. Diana Jellinek, Retired consultant paediatrician, United Kingdom
Ms. Linda Goodman, Post Grad Student Goldsmiths College, United
Kingdom
Mrs. Jackie Wyse, NHS staff, United Kingdom
Mrs. Maxine, Registered Nurse, UK
Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding, Federation of American Scientists, United States
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Dr. Polly Nyiri, NHS, Uk
Dr. Ruth Mackay, NHS Anaesthetist, UK
Dr. Lindsay Broadbent, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Mrs. Nicola Philbin, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Dr. Felicity Wood, NHS, Uk
Dr. Elena Pizzo, University College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Patrick O'Driscoll, UCL, United Kingdom
Dr. Tristram Wyatt, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Mrs. Claire Wilson, Retired health visitor and nurse, United Kingdom
Emeritus Professor james parle, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. Áine FitzGerald, Independent PhD Scientist, United Kingdom
Dr. Charles Lind, Retired consultant psychiatrist Ayrshire, Scotland
Mrs. Zoe Johnstone, Nhs, United Kingdom
Mr. Jack Williamson, The Lancet, United Kingdom
Dr. Peter Barabas, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Mr. Costas Tsakirides, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom
Professor Veronica Kinsler, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United
Kingdom
Mrs. Irene Kwan, Social Research Institute, University College London, United
Kingdom
Professor Cam Bowie, Retired Public Health Physician, United Kingdom
Dr. Emily Sammons, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Andrea Cornwall, SOAS University of London, United Kingdom
Miss Aljawharah, Phd student, UK
Dr. Gabriela Petrof, Gosh, United Kingdom
Mrs. Maureen Davies, RGN, England
Dr. Elizabeth McSweeney, NHS, England
Miss Sophie Rowlands, Registered Dietitian (Allied Healthcare Professional),
NHS, United Kingdom
Mr. Duncan Merrell, Paramedic Queensland Ambulance Service WHS Officer
Ret., Australia
Dr. Philippa, NHS, England
Dr. Declan Phelan, GP, UK
Dr. Erica Gadsby, University of Kent, UK
Mrs. Kathryn Woodrow, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Janet Smith, Retired university of Birmingham (Life Sciences), UK
Dr. Anna Judson, Self Employed, UK
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Dr. Joerg Danzer, boden & grundwasser Allgäu GmbH, Germany
Mr. Ralph Oldershaw, Care worker., United Kingdom
Mr. John Hebden, social care, England
Dr. Sarah McDonald, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dr. Naomi Beer, NHS, England
Dr. Dr Will Nutland, The Love Tank CIC, United Kingdom
Dr. Helen Shutte, Medical, Uk
Dr. Will Stevens, University of Oxford, UK
ms, Dawn malyon, nurse, United Kingdom
Mr. John McNally, Retired, United Kingdom
Dr. Wendy Gray, Medical doctor, United Kingdom
Dr. Caroline Dalton, Sheffield Hallam University, U.K.
Mr. Abhishek Sengupta, Graduate student, United States
Mrs. Diane Stout, NHS, Uk
Dr. Badia Ahmed, ST4 Histopathology Doctor, King’s College Hospital,
United Kingdom
Dr. Carmen Marginean, BHI, UK
Dr. Elizabeth Hubbard, GP, Leeds, United Kingdom
Dr. Jamilla Hussain, Hull York Medical School, Yorkshire
Dr. Mark H Burton, Retired NHS professional and manager, UK
Mr. Ted Baldwin, Labour Party, United Kingdom
Emeritus Professor Len Hall, University of Bristol, UK
Mrs. Barbara Hocking, NHS, United Kingdom
Miss Ria Agarwal, Physician Associate, England
Dr. Laura Elizabeth Clark, Consultant physician with long Covid, UK
Mrs. Judith Kelly, Scientist, United Kingdom
Mr. Andrew Champion, Nurse Practitioner, United Kingdom
Dr. Avril Washington, Consultant Paediatrician, St George's University
Hospitals NHSFT, United Kingdom
Dr. Nathalie MacDermott, King's College London, United Kingdom
Mrs. Natalie Rogers, Long Covid Support, UK
Dr. Anna Porter, NHS doctor, England
Mr. Bernard Kelly, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Fiona Carolyn Mactaggart, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Lothian
Health Board (Retired), United Kingdom
Ms. Anita Hashmi, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Dr. Allan Carrillo-Baltodano, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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Dr. Jamie King, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Nicola Heslehurst, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Dr. Lisa Cutts, Ex pharmacist, England
Ms. Jennifer O'Gorman, Mental Health, United Kingdom
Dr. Jane Flint Bridgewater, Trustee, Mary Stevens Hospice, Stourbridge, UK
Mrs. Nia, Physiotherapist, Wales uk
Dr. Laurie Tully, Working Well, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS
Foundation Trust, UK
Dr. Asad Khan, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Dr. Kelly Fearnley, Foundation Doctor, Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK
Dr. Frances Ward, National Health Service, Uk
Dr. James McKenna, RVL, United Kingdom
Dr. Rae Duncan, NHS Consultant and member of both Long Covid Support
Group and Long Covid Kids support group, England
Mrs. Jackie Fenton-Bradbury, UK citizen, United Kingdom
Dr. Theodoros Vrouchos, Public Health Wales, United Kingdom
Dr. Giles Sanders, Head of Diagnostics, TTP, UK
Professor Mitch Blair, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Public Health, Dept
of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College, London, United
Kingdom
Mrs. Jane Robertson, B.Sc. (Hons) Experimental Pathology Glasgow, UK
Dr. Lucy Cheke, University of Cambridge, Uk
MD, PhD, Katrin Rabiei, Gothenburg University, Sweden
Dr. Robert Dickinson, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Rachel Thomson, General Practitioner, UK
Dr. K.N. Hng, Doctors with M.E., UK
Dr. Donna Traves, NHS, Uk
Dr. Anette Freyer, Nottingham University Hospitals, England
Dr. Shaun Peter Qureshi, Palliative Medicine Physician, United Kingdom
Dr. Gerald Barry, University College Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Madhavi Munasinghe, GP, UK
Dr. Ruth Coman, Retired, UnitedKingdom
Dr. Sudeep Chand, Former Global Health Adviser, UK Government, United
Kingdom
Professor Anthony Staines, Dublin City University, Ireland
Miss Catherine Chapman, Long covid - healthcare worker, United Kingdom
Misd, Alexandra Stevens, Public health, United Kingdom
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Miss Lucy Woolhouse, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Simon Child, Personal capacity, United Kingdom
Dr. Bethan Clayton, Royal Preston Hospital, England
Dr. Ashish Bansal, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Craig Richardsob, personal capacity, Uk
Dr. Mike, NHS medical consultant, England
Ms. Johanna McNicholl, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Ms. Mary Arigho, Socialist Health Association, United Kingdom
Dr. Jessica Briggs, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust,
United Kingdom
Miss Rebecca Symons, BSc, MSc, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Mr. Dominic Kenyon, Registered nursing associate/apprentice ld nursing
student, United Kingdom
Dr. Stuart Coghill, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Paul Stern, Retired GP, UK
Ms. Amanda Frank, Public Health England, UK
Dr. Duncan Berryman, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom
Dr. Kumar Saha, Doctor, United Kingdom
Ms. Tracy Meggitt, University of Sheffield, England
Mr. Patrick Matthew Stuart, Optometrist, United Kingdom
Doctor, Ann Marisa Silverman, Retired Consultant Psychiatrist, UK
Dr. Gail Loudon, HCW, United Kingdom
Dr. Hannah Nazri, University of Oxford, UK
Mr. Gah-Kai Leung, Department of Politics & International Studies, University
of Warwick, United Kingdom
Mrs. Caroline Morgan, MLSO, UK
Dr. Gemma Holding, NHS, UK
Mr. David Woods, Clinical Pharmacist, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Naomi How, NHS, UK
Mr. Jose Noe Rizo Amezquita, Secretaria de salud, Mexico
Dr. Anthony Bowering, N.H.S., United Kingdom
Mrs. Mary Ion, NHS, UK
Prof. Sigrid Neuhauser, University of Innsbruck, Institute of Microbiology
Dr. Bogdana Huma, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
Master, Yamili Espejo Iriarte, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
Dr. Thomas Smith, The University of Cambridge, UK- University Hospital
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trust, England
Dr. Danny Thomas, GP, Devon, UK
Ms. Viv Pribram, NHS, United Kingdom
Mrs. Susie Wolstenholme, HCPC, UK
Dr. Peter Smith, Retired Consultant Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, United
Kingdom
Mrs. Beata Gould, HCSW, Uk
Dr. Arthur Dyer, Oxford University l, United Kingdom
Mrs. Victoria Beale, University of York, United Kingdom
Mrs. Anka Pilkington, Optometrist, UK
Dr. Geoffrey Levine, Medical Practitioner, United Kingdom
Dr. Karen Schucan Bird, UCL, UK
Patient Safety and Experience Manager, Ed Poole, ENCCG, United Kingdom
Professor Carol Rivas, University College London, United Kingdom
Professor of nanotoxicology, Andrew Nelson, University of Leeds, UK
Ms. Amy Walker, Bradford District Care Trust (Nurse), United Kingdom
Dr. Andrew J Winnard, Space Medicine Systematic Review Methods, UK
Mrs. Viv Cleary, Public Health, United Kingdom
Dr. Sharon Brayley, Gp, United Kingdom
Saashi Bedford, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. Rui Santos, NHS, UK
Dr. Toby Fagan, NHS, UK
Mr. Paul Clayton, BPS, United Kingdom
Dr. Annegret Pelchen-Matthews, University College, London, United
Kingdom
Dr. Dr Alvin Chan, GP, United Kingdom
Dr. Erik Cox, Inclusive Designs Ltd, United Kingdom
Dr. Kirby James, Independent Consultant, UK
Dr. Tom Pike, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Dr. Mark Walton, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. James Hillier, Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom
Mr. Andrew Perks, Health and social care off icer, UK
Dr. Lucas Tselepis, NHS, UK
Ms. Kim Sanders-Fisher, Former Medical profesional, UK
Dr. Gabriela Jiga-Boy, School of Psychology, Swansea University, UK
Dr. Joe Cuthbert, Hull York Medical School & Hull University Teaching
Hospitals Trust, United Kingdom
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Visiting Professor Dr Stephen Quarrie, Newcastle University Business School,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Dr. Sarah Williams, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Anthea Lehmann, Royal college of physicians, United Kingdom
Dr. Linn Jarte, NHS, Wales, UK
Professor Derek Cook, St George's University of London, United Kingdom
Dr. Wilkinson, Biotechnology, UK
Dr. Geoffrey Schrecker, FRCGP, United Kingdom
Mrs. Carol Freeman, NHS Research, UK
Mr. Frederik Quetscher, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Dr. Nicholas Hopkinson, Imperial College London, UK
Mr. Mark Wallace, Retired Nurse, United Kingdom
Mr. Javed, University of York, United Kingdom
Dr. Michael Farrall, Retired Consultant Community Paediatrician, United
Kingdom
Dr. Christof Gallagher, GP, UK
Mr. Stuart Sutherland, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Rune Linding, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Dr. John Gibson, Intensive Care Doctor, Norfolk, UK
Dr. Ibtihal Elshikh, Child Psychiatrist- NHS, United Kingdom
Doctor, Roy Seaman, Private, United Kingdom
Dr. Johnson, General Practitioner, UK
Dr. Josef Boehle, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dr. Dermot Fitzsimons, Speech and Language Therapist, Glasgow, Scotland
Ms. Margaret Gear, Yasp, U.K.
Ms. Kirsty Macaulay, Nurse, United Kingdom
Mrs. elaine duncan, PhD Candidate, United Kingdom
Dr. Paula Bradley, NHS, England
Dr. Natalie Gibson, MRCGP, UK
Dr. Marisol Smith, , UK
Mr. Howard Walker, Economist, signing in personal capacity, United
Kingdom
Dr. Sarah Cowley, GP, UK
Mr. Oliver Allenby-Smith, Doctor, United Kingdom
Ms. Hilda Palmer, Greater Manchester Hazards Centre and Hazards
Campaign, United Kingdom
Dr. Wolfgang Wester, Bangor University, UK
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Dr. Sharon Hamilton, GP, Scotland
Prof. Dr. Robin Ketteler, University College London, United Kingdom
Professor Stuart Milligan, King's college London, United Kingdom
Dr. Angela Kehagia, University College London Hospital, UK
Professor Jennifer Bizley, University College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Anna Krzywoszynska, University of Sheffield, UK
Professor Jayant S Vaidya, University College London, United Kingdon
Ms. Layla Lavallee, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr. Ali Abbas, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Alison Rodgers, A concerned former medical researcher and current
teacher, United Kingdom
Dr. Francesca Cavallaro, University College London, UK
Dr. Matt Butler, FreshAirNHS and Cambridge University Hospitals, United
Kingdom
Dr. David Hughes, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
LCSW, April Dawn Harter, Narcissism Recovery Center, LLC., USA
Dr. Jade Khalife, Lund University, Sweden
Dr. Amanda McNaughton, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,
United Kingdom
Dr. Andrew Hellewell, , United Kingdom
Dr. Yusof Rahman, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia, Australia
Mr. David Steadson, Epidemiologist, VanaTech Behavioural Science, Sweden
Dr. Jennifer Haworth, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Dr. Donald Macphail, GP rtd, UK
Dr. Sajid Alam, NHS, UK
Dr. Benjamin Phillips, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Mrs. Rachel Clark, Staff Nurse in NHS hospital, United Kingdom
Dr. Ping Chen, Anaesthetic consultant, UK
Dr. Justine Firnhaber-Baker, University of St Andrews, Scotland
MissJessica Littlefair, Psychological Well-being Practitioner, England
Dr. Sandi Dheensa, University of Bristol, UK
MissBe-Nazir Bari, Chartered society of Physiotherapists, United Kingdom
Mr. Richard Buckwell, Nottingham and Notts Keep Our NHS Public, uk
Mr. Geoffrey Woodruff, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK
Mr. Robert Collins, Community Health Care Assistant, Cornwall Partnership
NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Ms. Valerie Demouy, Lecturer in French, United Kingdom
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Dr. Jiri Sikac, PrimeVigilance, Czechia
MissFrancesca Sarah Lennon, Nurse at First Option Healthcare, United
Kingdom
Ms. Jessica McClure, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Dr. Rob Thomas, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Dr. Zuzana Sikacova, Pfizer, Czech Republic
Dr. Lee Benson, NHS Doctor, United Kingdom
Ms. Karen Reismann, RMN, Greater Manchester, UK
MissBrenda Eadie, Charge Nurse, United Kingdom
Ms. Melanie Gale, RGN, United Kingdom
Dr. Harry Mcnaughton, UHDB NHS Trust, United Kingdom
MrsAly Kimber-Herridge, Registered Midwife, United Kingdom
Reader in transport and health modelling, Dr James Woodcock, University of
Cambridge, UK
Mrs. Hannah Doit, University of Nottingham, UK (PhD student), United
Kingdom
Dr. Niamh Mcguire, , Uk
none, Yvonne Endter, medical doctor, Germany
Mrs. Yvonne Mackenzie, Speech & Language Therapist, Scotland
Dr (Medical), Gordon McGlasham, Retired General Practitioner, Uk
Mrs. Elizabeth James, Parent & Registered Occupational Therapist, United
Kingdom
Dr. Maximiliane Verferden, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child
Health, United Kingdom
Dr. Emily Arden-Close, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom - England
MissNoelle Greenfield, Speech & Language Therapist, England
Dr. Gemma Kirby, UKAEA, United Kingdon
Dr. med., Wolfgang Hagen, Klinik Hietzing, Austria
Mrs. Vanessa, Nurse, England
Professor-Dean, Fausto J Pinto, Lisbon School of Medicine-University of
Lisbon, Portugal
Ms. Nina Barbosa, NHS, United Kingdom
Prof. David M Wilkinson, University of Lincoln, UK., UK
Dr. Gerard Reissmann, GP, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Ms. Aisha Bari, Scientist, United Kingdom
Dr. Greig Lennon, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA
Dr. Stella McGarry, GP3, United Kingdom
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Ms. Anne Gill, Retired Nurse and Teacher., United Kingdom
Dr. Sarah Clayton, Veterinary Surgeon, UK
Dr. Neil J. Gostling, Lecturer in Evolution and Palaeobiology University of
Southampton, United Kingdom
Professor Matthew Cobb, School of Biological Sciences, University of
Manchester, UK
Prof. Martin Milton, Regents University London, UK
MRes, Giuseppe Ciccone, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
MissAlison Taylor, University of Brighton, United Kingdom
Mr. Simon Neal, Consultant Clinical Psychologist NHS, UK
Mrs. Rachael Read, Nurse, United Kingdom
Professor Ann Blandford, UCL, UK
Dr. Rob Dalziel, Research Officer Healthwatch, UK
Dr. Peter Van der Graaf, Teesside University, United Kingdom
Mrs. G Young, counsellor, Uk
Doctor, Paul Temblett, Consultant in Intensive Care, Swansea Bay University
Health Board, UK
MissSharon Phillipson, Registered Nurse, United Kingdom
Dr. Dirk Mueller, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United
Kingdom
Mrs. Clare Bartlett, Registered Nursing Associate (NHS), England
Dr. Samit Chakrabarty, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Doctor, Amanda Gregory ., MB, BCH, BAHons, DRCOG, MRGCP (Retired),
United Kingdom
Dr. Heather Kazara, Former DPhil student at Zoology Department, University
of Oxford, UK
Doctor, Mark Hillen, ELZA Institute, Switzerland
Professor Huw Davies, University of St Andrews, UK
Professor Roberto Rossi, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Emeritus Professor Margaret F Bassendine, Newcastle University, United
Kingdom
Dr. Phil Wheeler, NHS GP, United Kingdom
Dr. Katherine Twomey, University of Manchester, UK
MissRebecca Fearnley, Ambulance Service, United Kingdom
Dr. Gillian Fludger, GP, UK
Mr. Andy Low, Pharmacist, UK
Mrs. Sheila Rockey, Health care support worker, Uk
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Mr. Graeme Jones, Retired NHS Senior Health Promotion Officer, England
Dr. Michael Kay, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dr. Emily Stevenson, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Tayside, Scotland
Dr. Carolyn Johnstone, Retired doctor, Uk
Professor Laura DeMarco, Harvard University, United Kingdom
Dr. Nicola Fletcher, University College Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Sue Edgley, Retired Psychiatrist, UK
Dr. S Moolla, Consultant, UK
Dr. Alan Woodall, Powys Teaching Health Board, Wales
Mt, Jeremy N Leslie-Spinks, University of Oxforf, UK
Dr. Jo-anne Veltman, NHS, UK
Professor of Applied Cancer Research, Nora Pashayan, UCL, United Kingdom
Ms. Vivienne Seymour Clark, Psychotherapist (retired), United Kingdom
Mr. Chris Rowan, Healthcare worker, United Kingdom
Dr. Mira Kharbanda, NHS, United Kingdom
Ms. Annayah M.B. Prosser, University of Bath, UK
Mr. Mike Adams, HCPC, Scotland
Dr. Sambhavi Sheedy, GP, England
Dr. Dan Donnelly, Senior Lecturer, University of Leeds, Uk
Dr. Mark Willcox, GP, UK
Dr. Shokufeh Tavassoli, Bristol, United Kingdom
Mrs. Helen Townsend, CRPS talk and support UK, Scotland, UK
Ms. Cheryl Paterson, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Dr. Katherine Coyne, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. JOANNA Grice, NHS GP, United Kingdom
Dr. Lorna Kviat, Oncology registrar, UK
Dr. Vivienne Madden, Doctor, United Kingdom
Dr. Vicky Marchant, GP, United Kingdom
Mrs. Mrs LESLEY Powell, Local Authority, United Kingdom
Ms. Karen Adler, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Mrs. Linda Walker, RGN ODP university of Sheffield, UK
Mrs. Sandra E Graham, Registered Nurse, Canada
Dr. Rebecca Sullivan, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Ramyya Sivanathan, GP, UK
MissAdrienne Adele Cox, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Mr. Ant Babajee, PgDip Public Health graduand and Anti-Racism Network
steering group member at Middlesex University, United Kingdom
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Mr. Oliver Ding, Nurse, Deutschland
Mr. Cameron Green, Data Science Intl, Switzerland
Mr. Christopher S Anton, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust,
United Kingdom
Professor Debora Price, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Dr. Lisa Bose, GP, UK
Dr. Petra Walter, Freelancer, Deutschland
Dr. Tanvi Rai, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Mr. Lee Miller, NHS, UK
Dr. Josh Chai, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr. Luigi Aloia, UCL, United Kingdom
Ms. Sarah Rimmer, Speech Therapist, Whittington Health NHS, United
Kingdom
Dr. Mike Carter, Rdr in Virology Univ of Surrey (retired), United Kingdom
MissCarissa Wong, University of Bristol, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Dr. Sophie Cooke, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. Alison Gill, Nottingham University Hospitals, United Kingdom
Dr. Angela Bentley, NHS, Scotland
Dr. Megan Robertson, Norwich Medical School, England
Dr. Mark A Phillips, FIChemE FRSA, United Kingdom
Dr. Ophelia Entsir Dadzie, NHS, United Kingdom
Professor Bernie Carter, Edge Hill University & Alder Hey Children’s
Hospital, United Kingdom
Dr. Jenny Porter, St James’s Hospital / Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Kat Alcock, University College London, England
Dr. Helen Zealley, Retired Director of Public Health, United Kingdom
Dr. Julian Ting, Consultant Respiratory Physician, United Kingdom
MissAndrea English, Advanced nurse practitioner, Uk
Dr. Katja Doerholt, Paediatrician, infectious diseases, St. George”s
University Hospital, Uk
Dr. Al Dorman, NHS, United Kingdom
M/s, Sue McBean, Royal College of Nursing, Northern Ireland
Dr. Zoya Georgieva, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. Daniel Chapman, University of Stirling, UK
Dr. Zera Brittenden, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, London,
England
Dr. Elizabeth Calton, Paediatric Registrar, United Kingdom
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Dr. Kate Horsley, GMC, Great Britain
Dr. Andy Tate, GP London, United Kingdom
Dr. Rob Hallifax, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr. Katherine Cushing, Newcastle, UnitedKingdom
Ms. Karen Burrows, Occupational Therapist, Uk
Dr. Adam Squires, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Dr. Deborah Caswell, Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom
Dr. Howard Smedley, NHS ( rtd), UK
Mrs. Jessica Fisher, HCPC, UK
Dr. Jo√£o Martins, GP Trainee, UK
Ms. Judith Parsons, King’s College London, UK
Mr. Jake Knight, Nottingham uni, United Kingdom
Dr. Gita Ramdharry, UCL, United Kingdom
MissDrinalda Cela, Biologist, UK
Dr. rebecca lee, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Dr. Richard Ramyar, Doctors with M E., United Kingdom
Dr. Katherine Fowler, Research Scientist and Parent, United Kingdom
Miss Kate Barton, NHS, Wales
Miss Lucy Garrard, NHS Staff, UK
Dr. Urwah Abdul Rahman, RCGP member, United Kingdom
Certif ied Physician Assistant and Medical Technologist, PA-C, M.T. Mrs.
Michelle O. Martin, Bates, Miller and Sims Rural Healthcare Practice, USA
Dr. Qainaat Husnoo, Nhs, United Kingdom
Dr. E-J Smith, University College London Hospitals, UK
Mrs. Helen Watson, Radiographer, United Kingdom
Dr. Paul Richardson, Retired, United Kingdom
Professor Paul Clarke, Consultant Neonatologist, Norwich Medical School,
University of East Anglia, UK
Doctor, Loreto DRAKE, Gp, Uk
Dr. Ruth Smith, Science Teacher, United Kingdom
Mr. Marcel Lovera-Davis, Ex Nurse, United Kingdom
Mr. john moore, Physiotherapist, United Kingdom
Marion Rusling, General practice, United Kingdom
Ms. Alice Guilbert, Occupational therapist, United Kingdom
Dr. Claire Harrow, NHSGGC, Scotland
Doctor, Mark Thomas Heafield, RCP/ABN, UK
MissClaire Reeves, NHS vaccinator and biology MSc grad, United Kingdom
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Dr. Annette Abbott, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Nicholas Holmes, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Dr. Jenny Bird, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust, United
Kingdom
Dr. Alan McNicol, Ealanach Ltd, United Kingdom
Dr. Juliette Brown, Consultant Psychiatrist, UK
Ms. Susan McKeown-Wade, Clinical Nurse Specialist, UK
Mr. David ULLATHORNE, Physicist, UK
Mrs. Linda Berry, University of Manchester (retired), United Kingdom
Mrs. Lesley Conran, Family Support Manager (Retired) and Grandmother,
Wales
Ms. Stephanie Clarke, Social worker local authority, England
Dr. Andy Stillman, Rtd, United Kingdom
Dr. Bernard Betts, University of York retired, United Kingdom
Mr. Vikesh Shah, Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom
Prof. Ruth Luthi-Carter, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Mrs. Catriona Brodie, Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist, NHS Highland,
Scotland
Ms. Jo Hayden, Registered Nurse, UK
MissElizabeth White, Healthcare worker and transplant recipient, England
Dr. Joanne Jones, Cambridge University, UK
Mrs. Jenny Walker, public health manager, Uk
Dipl.-Psych., Meike Thomassen, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Germany
Dr. Caroline Oliver, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
Professor Rosaleen McCarthy, University of Southampton, UK
Dr. Sadia Hoque, General practitioner, United Kingdom
Dr. Annabelle Baughan, Retired consultant haematologist, Medical Director
& Postgraduate Dean, UK
Dr. Ken Burchett, , UK
Ms. Marian Greaves, Registered nurse, UK
MissCharlene Law, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Tharin Blumenschein, University of East Anglia, UK
Dr. Tammy Davidson Thompson, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Dr. Lindsay Fraser-Moodie, Fresh Air NHS / GP Registrar, United Kingdom
Ms. Shanu Sadhwani, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, UK
Dr. George Madden, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS
Trust, UK
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Dr. Simon Cornell, NHS, UK
Professor Jacinta O'Shea, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Mrs. Kelly Tweedie, NHS, England
Mrs. Anna Yalci, Healthcare worker, United Kingdom
Dr. Ruth Speare, Public health, United Kingdom
Mrs. Fiona Lamb, NHS nurse, UK
Dr. Lara Roberts, King’s College Hospital, England
Dr. Jennifer Smith-Wymant, Research & Engagement Officer for a national
charity, United Kingdom
Dr. Iain MacArthur, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Dr. Lauren Kelly, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
Dr. Clare Jeffries, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Simone Schnall, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Mr. Jamie Dunning, Department of life sciences, imperial college London, Uk
Dr. Mark Harper, Chair, Cambridge ME Support Group, United Kingdom
Dr. Jan Lindfeldt MD PhD DPMSA, Independent Pharmaceutical
Professional, United Kingdom
Dr. Margaret Glogowska, Senior Researcher, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Mark Wainwright, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. William Michael Brown, University of Bedfordshire, UK
Professor Declan Devane, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
Mrs. Susan Armstrong Robinson, Retired Senior Nurse/Specialist Health
Visitor, United Kingdom
Dr. Gwyndaf Roberts, Bangor University, United Kingdom
Dr. Stephen Clarke, General Practitioner, United Kingdom
Dr. Rebecca Newby, NHS GP, UK
Dr. Dina Kronhaus, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Robaire Beckwith, Scientist/Medically trained, United Kingdom
Dr. Dan Henderson, GP Partner and PCN Clinical Director, England
Dr. David Briggs, The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom
Dr. Rachel Bevins, University of Worcester, United Kingdom
Dr. Megan Wallace, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Dr. Jody Winter, Principal Lecturer in Microbiology, Nottingham Trent
University, UK
Mrs. Valerie May Duskin, Social Care, United Kingdom
Mr. Peter Davis, BDS, United Kingdom
Ms. Miriam Kennet, The Green Economics Institute, United Kingdom
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Dr. Stefano Kaburu, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Dr. Leon Rozewicz, Medical Director Priory North London Hospital, United
Kingdom
Dr. Adam Jacobs, Director, Biostatistics, Premier Research, United Kingdom
Mrs. Catherine Wightwick, University of Cambridge (science degree), United
Kingdom
Mrs. Maggie Wallace, Retired Medical Laboratory Technician, United
Kingdom
Professor Karla Miller, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Professor Russell G Egdell, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, University of
Oxford, UK
Mr. Thomas Craig, NHS, United Kingdom
Professor Elspeth Webb, Retired Professor of Paediatrics & Child Health,
Cardiff University, Wales
Mr. Ben Pollinger, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Helen Rea, Healthcare Worker, United Kingdom
Dr. Kevin Skinley, University of Liverpool, England
Global Health Epidemiologist, Dr. Cristina A. Fernandez, Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health, United States
Mr. John DYER, Formerly CTO TERENA & post-graduate researcher Dept of
Paediatrics, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Robert Walsh, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
Mrs. Lesley Fletcher, Nurse, United Kingdom
Professor Joanne Greenhalgh, Professor of Applied Social Research
Methodology, University of Leeds, UK
Dr. Buckton, M.Inst.P, England
Dr. Chris H. Hill, University of Cambridge, UK
Dr. David Nicholl, Clinical Lead for Neurology, City Hospital, Birmingham, U.K.
Doctor, Nadine Seward, King's College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Deborah Peter, GP, United Kingdom
Dr. Michael McEvoy, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia,
NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Andrew Broadbent, CES Ltd Economic & Social Research, London, UK
Dr. Andrzej Harris, St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, United
Kingdom
Dr. Paul O’Brien, NHS, UK
Dr. Jonathan Moore, Unaffiliated, UK
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Mrs. Brooke Bianco, RN, United Kingdom
MissOlivia Hoare, NHS, United Kingdom
Mrs. Nadira Petterson, NHS, UK, United Kingdom
Ms. Jane Lewis, Reg nurse (vaccinator), UK
Dr. Miriam Silver, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, United Kingdom
Dr. Dimitra Blana, Lecturer in Health Data Science, University of Aberdeen,
United Kingdom
Dr. Jonathan Smith, Hospital Consultant, United Kingdom
Dr. FILIPPO SANFILIPPO, Policlinico Hospital, Catania, Italia
Dr. James Apperly, UCL (alum), UK
Dr. Cath Livingstone, NHS, United Kingdom
Professor Patrick Eyers, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Dr. Karen Ward, Manchester University Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Mrs. Barbara Potter, Open University, United Kingdom
Dr. Theresa Howe, Consultant Clinical Oncologist VUNHST, Wales
Dr. Alison Hughes, GP, United Kingdom
Doctor, Dr Peter N Taysum, Associate Specialist, Emergency Department,
CDD(NHS)FT, England
Ms. Dinah Middleton, Retired RGN, England
Dr. John Edwards, Wolstanton Medical Centre, United Kingdom
Miss Gwenno Thomas, NHS Physiotherapist, Wales
Dr. Martin Smith, Vaccine Manufacturing & Innovation Centre, UK
Dr. Stuart Gillespie, Senior Fellow, IFPRI, United Kingdom
Prof. Charlotte Bolton, University of Nottingham, UK
Dr. Nigel Goddard, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
MissMary Jane Macmillan, NHS, Scotland
Dr. Clare Rayner, Retired, U.K.
Mrs. Diana Mair, NHS, England
Dr. Tina Leonard, Retired Cochrane Collaboration Managing Editor, United
Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Michael Wagner, University of Vienna, Austria
Dr. Laura peacock, NHS dentist, United Kingdom
Dr. Mohammad Hussain, NHS, United Kingdom
Mrs. Yvette wilson, Allied health professional, England
Dr. Agnes Ayton, Oxford Health Nhs foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Professor Maria Chironna, Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bari, Italy
Professor Helen Ward, Imperial College London, UK
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Professor barbara jennings, Norwich Medical School, United Kingdom
Dr. James French, RCOA, UK
Dr. Jyrki Loima, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Professor David Collier, Industry, United Kingdom
Dr. Jill A. Padawer, PhD, Former Faculty, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical
School, USA
Ms. Maria Higgins, NHS Scotland, Scotland
Dr. Alison M Dunning, University of Cambridge, Uk
Ms. Veena Ugargol, NHS, U.K.
Dr. Yasmeen Hayat, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Ben Greenhalgh, Psychiatry ST5, Gateshead, United Kingdom
Mrs. Carol Erden, NHS, Scotland
Ms. Sue Dean RN, RCN SAM, UK
Ms. Lisa McJury, NMC, United Kingdom
MissRachel Ranson, NHS Worker, United Kingdom
Dr. Joanne Flanagan, UK Atomic Energy Authority, United Kingdom
Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, James Neilson, University of
Liverpool, UK
MissVinesha Pillai, Medical Student, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Dr. Christina Maslen, Health Evidence Matters Ltd, United Kingdom
Dr. Iain Gow, Retired Reader in Physiology and Pharmacology, United
Kingdom
Professor David MarksUHBW, UHBW, United Kingdom
Ms. Sally Fereday, Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management, United
Kingdom
Dr. Alison Murray, Retired, United Kingdom
Dr. Cynthia Pinto, Brutish Psychological Society, Uk
MissBeth Hunt, NHS Manager, United Kingdom
MissCaitlin Pentland, Clinical Research, United Kingdom
Dr. Neil Chadborn, University of Nottingham, Uk
Ms. Bonnie Grotjahn, Psychotherapist, UK
Mrs. Clare Henderson, HCW, United Kingdom
Professor Nigel Goldenfeld, Institute for Genomic Biology and Dept. Of
Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Member US National
Academy of Sciences., United States
Dr. Maria Markides, GP in NHS, England
Dr. Laura Ferguson, University of Southern California, USA
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Dr. Anja Heilmann, University College London, United Kingdom
Prof. Caroline Fitzpatrick, UCL, UK
Ms. Sue Carney, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
Professor Katrina Wyatt, University of Exeter, UK
Dr. Amanda Woods, Independent Consultant Dermatologist, UK
Dr. Zoë Waller, Associate Professor, UCL School of Pharmacy, UK
Dr. Michael Poon, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dr. Siobhan Crabb, Chartered College of Teachers, United Kingdom
Dr. Dr. University Hospital Southampton, United Kingdom
Professor Neil Fairweather, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Dr. Martin Stocks, Independent biomedical scientist, UK
Doctor, John Goodenough, , United Kingdom
Professor Martin Newby, Emeritus, City University of London, United
Kingdom
Mr. John S Bridle, Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics, Member IEEE, UK
Professor Jan Nagler, Centre for Human and Machine Intelligence, Frankfurt,
Germany
Dr. Andrew Wang, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
USA
Associate Professor Quantitative Criminology, Jose Pina-Sanchez, University
of Leeds, United Kingdom
MissGenevieve Glover, NMC, UK
Ms. Lisa Robinson, Registered Nurse, Canada
Dr. Priya Goswami, GP, England
Dr. Divya Srivastava, Self-employed, United Kingdom
Dr. Emma Turtle, NHS Fife, Scotland
Professor John Papaloizou, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Jo Stanley, Lucy Cavendish College Cambridge, UK
Mrs. Art, Healthcare, England
Professor of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Colin D Bingle, The
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Mr. Paul Welch, NHS nurse, UK
Dr. Susan Hooper, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. S Pumpluen, University of Nottingham, UK
Dr. Mark Oliver, Retired NHS GP, England
Professor Thomas Sotiriou, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Dr. Roland Schaette, UCL, UK
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Ms. Debra Westlake, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Professor Denise Sheer, Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry,
United Kingdom
Mr. Alun Beard, University Hospitals Sussex, Society and College of
Radiographers, United Kingdom
Dr. Anthony Kerry, Royal College of Physicians and NHS, England UK
Mr. John Rogers, Retired R&D Chemist., Spain
Ms. Janet Newsham, Hazards campaign, United Kingdom
MissReema Quadros, Dental off icer, England
Dr. Ulrich Schwarz-Linek, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
Dr. Helen Price, Keele University, United Kingdom
Mr. Oliver manners, PhD Candidate in Chemistry, University of Manchester,
United Kingdom
Dr. Brid Hughes, Anaesthetist, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Dr. Lauren Bailey, Oxford, United Kingdom
Professor Stephen Mobbs, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, UK
Dr. ACHYUT GULERI, NHS employee, U.K.
Mrs. Desaline Simon, Medic, United Kingdom
Dr. Mary Kline Barnes, Pediatrician, United States
Dr. James Bowen, Open University, UK
Dr. Catherine Franconi, Neurologist Perth, Australia
Dr. Parsley powersmith, BMA, England
Mr. David Coulson, Bath Spa University, United Kingdom
Dr. Adrian McElholm, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Internal Medicine
Physician, Uk
Dr. Jay Mueller, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Australia
Dr. Jonathan Derek Fluxman, GP (retired), United Kingdom
Dr. Anna Hallett, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists,
Australia
Dr. Tony Winston, Consultant Psychiatrist, Warwick, UK
Mrs. Deborah Hoyle, Nurse, RCN, England
Dr. Carol Tang, General Practitioner/Breast Cancer Physician, Wales
Dr. Anna Walisiewicz, Mount Street Dental, United Kingdom
Ms. Pamela MacKay, Registered Nurse, Massachusetts, United States
Dr. Kamal Patel, Consultant Paediatrician Paediatric Emergency & Critical
Care, United Kingdom
Professor Somnath Mukhopadhyay, Brighton and Sussex Medical School,
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United Kingdom
Dr. Melissa Sargaison, South Central Ambulance Service CCAS, Uk
Dr. Stephen Wilkinson, University of Buckingham, United Kingdom
Ms. Margaret McFadden, Senior Clinical Research Nurse, NHS, Scotland
Dr. Gail Corbett, GP retired, Scotland
Dr. Jarrad Hall, University of Western Australia, Australia
Dr. Jane Speake, Retired, United Kingdom
Professor Harry P. De Koning, Institute of Infection, Immunity and
Inflammation, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dr. Heather Semper, Sheffield hallam university, United Kingdom
Dr. Julian Lob-Levyt, Public Health, UK
Dr. Gabriella Conti, UCL, United Kingdom
Mrs. Anne Walker, Neonatal nurse, England
Doctor, Keren Shaw, Retired GP and Ethicist, United Kingdom
Dr. Lise Hertel, Doctor in NHS, Scotland
Ms. Penny Hurt, None, United Kingdom
Professor Ian Clark, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Mrs. Teresa Dundovic, IndieSAGE, England
Mrs. Nicola Holt, Nurse, UK
Dr. Rachel Starer, NHS, England
Mr. Robert Wheatley, Retired Consultant Paediatrician, United Kingdom
Professor Kenneth Long, Imperial College London, UK
Dr. Mary Stuart, Personal, Uk
Ms. Marcia Breen, Registered Nurse, Australia
Dr. Keith Baverstock, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Mrs. Janine Cumberbatch, Critical Care Nursing Sister in NHS, England
Mrs. Nina Leonard, Reg MBACP (Accred), United Kingdom
Dr. Peter Hutchison, , Scotland
Dr. Susanne Griff in, Retired doctor, UK
Dr. James Pimm, NHS GP, England
Mrs. Catherine Boyd, NHS, United Kingdom
Ms. Sara Gibbs, Fellow Faculty Public Health, UK
Dr. Peter Knipe, Queens University Belfast, UK
Dr. Anna Taylor, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Dr. Lauren Barklie, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Styliani Gkika, NHS, United Kingdom
Mrs. Sheila Downes, Retired physiotherapist, United Kingdom
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Mr. Tom Parke, Berry Consultants, UK
Dr. Maria, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Dr. Adrian S Sztucki, NHS, United Kingdom
Dr. Helena Yeoh, UCL, UK
Dr. Karen Job, Consultant Paediatrician, London, United Kingdom
Dr. Natalie Hallam, GP, United Kingdom
Dr. Samuel Gardiner, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust,
United Kingdom
Mr. Robin Payne, NHS, United Kingdom
Mrs. Vicki Burrell, Edinburgh university, Uk
Dr. Rhea Arini, University of Oxford, UK
MissClara Chong, Southampton general hospital, Uk
Mrs. Sally Dillon RGN dipDN, Nurse, England
Dr. Louise Hyde, Doctors’ Association UK, Wales
Dr. Verónica Athié-Morales, Independent science educator. Previously at
ICRF(Francis Crick Institute)/UCL, Mexico/U.K.
Dr. Lisa O Connor, Trinity, Ireland
Ms. Sally Anne, Registered Nurse, United Kingdom
Dr. Tracy Epton, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Professor Nicola Ragge, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Dr. Sandro Mattarei, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
Ms. Karen Youens, Nhs, United Kingdom
Dr. SAM DAVIS, Leeds Beckett, United Kingdom
Dr. Robert McIntyre, NHS, Scotland
Dr. Vivek Kalra, Consultant Paediatrician, NNUH., UK
Mr. Ryan, Navigo healthcare, United Kingdom
Dr. Dylan Kneale, UCL Social Research Institute, UK
Dr. Nicola Mc Farlane, Paediatric junior doctor, United Kingdom
Dr. Kathryn Remington, Pain relief practitioner, UK
Dr. Polly Holme, , United Kingdom
Dr. Tavitian-Exley, Imperial College London; Health Promotion Board
Singapore, United Kingdom
Professor of Toxicology, retired, Francesco De Matteis, University of Turin,
Italy and MRC toxicology Unit, UK, Italy and UK
Professor Peter Juni, University of Toronto, Canada
Mr. Phil Harrison, NHS, UK
Dr. Jitka MacAdam, Cranfield University, United Kingdom
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Dr. Peter Drobac, University of Oxford, UK
Dr. William Waites, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United
Kingdom
Professor Anna Stiles Hanlon, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA, USA
Dr. Lee Ian Garner, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
MissYosel Mouzo, Psychotherapist, England
Lecturer in Epidemiology, Dr Anne Wilson, Liverpool School of Tropical
Medicine, UK
Ms. Morag Forbes, Midwife and Student School Nurse (SCPHN), England
Dr. Adam Bryson OBE, Public Health Physician retired, UK
Mrs. Tracy Howard, Environmental Health Professional, U.K.
Ms. Irene McKee, NHS, United Kingdom
Miss Jenny gough, Royal cornwall, Uk
Dr. Vincent O'Brien, Self-employed Scientist and Parent, Scotland, UK
Dr. Robin Howard, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and
Guy's and St. Thomas' Trust, United Kingdom
Ms. Rupali Vaidya, Midwife, Kent, United Kingdom
Dr. Julie Cave, Independent Research Scientist, Complementary Health
Therapist, and person with ME/CFS, United Kingdom
Dr. Matthew Lloyd, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Dr. Michelle Harvie, University Manchester, UK
Dr. Shahpur Patell, Retired, United Kingdom
APPENDIX TO THE DECLARATION
The government policy will lead to mass
infection when many remain unprotected
The dangers of pursuing population immunity through mass infection with
SARS-CoV-2 were outlined by a group of scientists in the John Snow
Memorandum in October 2020.1 The Memorandum outlined the many
scientif ic and ethical reasons why such a strategy was deeply flawed.1 What
we have learned since has vindicated this stance. We have since witnessed
extensive virus evolution giving rise to multiple variants which are more
transmissible, more severe and capable of partially evading immunity
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conferred by vaccines or previous infection.2 Infection-acquired immunity
from COVID-19 provides inferior protection compared with vaccination while
re-infections appear more common than previously thought.3 Persistent and
sometimes debilitating illness have been found in 10-30% of those infected,
including among the young.4-5 It is clear that COVID-19 is far more than a
respiratory disease; it affects many body systems6-8, including the brain, even
in people who initially experienced only mild disease.9 Now that safe and
highly effective vaccines are available, that protect people against severe
disease and reduce transmission, it is unethical to expose people
deliberately to risk of infection.
Unfortunately, England’s infection-acquired population immunity strategy
has re-emerged. Thus far, the government’s policy of acting only when
healthcare services are at breaking point has contributed to over 150,000
deaths,10 up to 2 million people with Long COVID,11 and the emergence and
spread of the highly transmissible Alpha variant that caused a devastating
2nd wave in the UK before spreading across Europe and beyond. The
government’s refusal to adopt adequate mitigations in schools at a time of
high levels of community infections12-13 has contributed to mass infections of
children and onward transmission to family members. Children have
suffered signif icant educational disruption, missed key developmental
milestones, and too many have lost parents or grandparents as a result.
The government removed the mandate for masks in English secondary
schools on 17th May 2021, despite the emerging dominance of the even more
transmissible Delta variant.14 Now, when infection rates in children and
young adults are high and rising rapidly,15-16 ministers have announced plans
to abandon isolation of contacts of schoolchildren (replacing this with
suboptimal daily rapid tests),17 and to abandon bubbles in schools after the
summer.18 This will leave children, who have been woefully unprotected in
schools throughout the pandemic, exposed to a signif icantly increased risk
of infection. While the Pfizer vaccine has been shown to be safe in children
over 12 and is being administered in many countries,19 some government
advisors, albeit speaking personally,20 have advocated allowing children to be
infected, arguing that the benefit-harm balance may be better than
vaccination. So far, despite MHRA approval, the Joint Committee on
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Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has not supported vaccination of
adolescents, a policy out of step with much of Europe, North America, and
South East Asia, where millions of under 18s have been vaccinated.21 The
inevitable consequence of these policies has been, and will continue to be,
mass infection in children, with ensuing chronic illness for many.
The ‘road map’ for re-opening, announced in February 2021,22 did not focus
on controlling transmission, unless this risked overwhelming the NHS. The
adherence to the stage 3 of the road map’s releasing of restrictions
effectively demonstrated the government’s acceptance of risks that a
signif icant 3rd wave modelled by the government’s advisory group (SAGE
SPI-M) could occur.23 Continuing roll-out of vaccines meant that much larger
surges in cases could be tolerated before healthcare capacity was
overwhelmed. Whilst the emergence of new variants of concern was a
criterion for re-evaluating the road map,22 the rapid spread of the delta
variant was not seen as a reason to pause further opening. The acceptance
of virus spread through the young is no different to the strategy of herd
immunity by infection, which was rightly abandoned by the government in
late March 2020.
England is now experiencing a third wave with over 20,000 daily reported
cases and 9 day doubling times as of 2 July 2021 , this time with the more
transmissible Delta variant. Yet the government is rapidly easing measures
in the midst of a surging pandemic. Euro2020 matches attended by tens of
thousands of fans have gone ahead, leading to 15% of those who attended
from Scotland becoming infected.24 While it is unclear where these
infections were acquired, it is likely that activities such as travel and
socialisation linked to these events have contributed to spread. On 19th of
July, almost all restrictions including social distancing and widespread mask
use will be stopped.25 The same day, nightclubs will open without the need
for pre-testing.26 This has been widely branded as ‘freedom day’, sending the
message that the pandemic is effectively over. As cases rise rapidly, some
government advisors and MPs are now suggesting that release of daily case
updates on COVID-19 should be stopped, as they ‘are a long way from being
an important cause of death’.27
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These strands of evidence support the conclusion that the policy being
pursued, by design or default, is population immunity through mass
infection of large swathes of the population. Herd immunity to an infectious
disease has never been achieved by this approach in the timescale that
would avoid undue harm to the UK population.
References:
1. Alwan NA, Burgess RA, Ashworth S, et al. Scientif ic consensus on the
COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now. Lancet 2020; 396(10260): e71-e2.
2. Wall EC, Wu M, Harvey R, et al. Neutralising antibody activity against
SARS-CoV-2 VOCs B.1.617.2 and B.1.351 by BNT162b2 vaccination. Lancet 2021.
3. Tomic A SD, Ogbe A, O’Connor D, Pace M, Adland E, Alexander F, Ali M,
Allot K. Divergent trajectories of antiviral memory after SARS-Cov-2 infection.
Research Square (preprint) 2021.
4. ONS. Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-
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