Speaking at the probe in London on Thursday, Professor Sir Chris Whitty said shielding was both beneficial and harmful. When questioned over the effectiveness of shielding, Prof Whitty said ...

Prof Sir Chris Whitty has said he worries the Government overstated the danger of Covid to the public at the start of the pandemic. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England told the Covid ...

Professor Sir Chris Whitty whilst giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (PA) England’s chief medical officer has told the Covid-19 Inquiry he is “unsure” if shielding should be used as ...

Camilla and Tim are reentering the lockdown debate, after the former chief medical officer told the Covid Inquiry the government may have overstated the dangers of Covid in its early days.

Prof Whitty told the inquiry that the government 'tried' to do their best and 'tweeted, we talked over the podium and so on'. During a discussion on long Covid, he said he still worries about ...

Professor Sir Chris Whitty giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in London Officials “didn’t get it across well enough” that people should continue to go to hospital for serious ...

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Prof Whitty, the UK's chief medical officer, said he still worries about whether the government and its advisers found the right balance between public protections and personal freedoms. He said: “I ...