England’s chief medical officer said in a recent lecture that misinformation has always accompanied medical progress—and that the battle is winnable if we can talk honestly about uncertainty “Through ...

In a recent lecture Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, talked about how setbacks driven by misinformation can be ...

Sir Patrick Vallance privately referred to Sir Chris Whitty as “a delayer” after “palpable tension” between the two scientific advisers over lockdown policy emerged, the Covid Inquiry has heard. Sir ...

SIR – Professor Sir Chris Whitty has told the Covid Inquiry that the government may have overstated the danger of the disease at the start of the pandemic (report, September 27). It is welcome finally ...

Prof Sir Chris Whitty admitted at the Covid-19 Inquiry he was worried they were communicating the ‘correct level of concern’ - PA Prof Sir Chris Whitty has said he worries the Government overstated ...

A COVID variant that produces "worse problems" than Omicron could arise in the future, the U.K. government's chief medical adviser has said. Speaking to attendees at the Local Government Association ...