Patrick Vallance
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 65 |
| Date of birth | March 17,1960 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Institutions | GlaxoSmithKline |
| University College London | |
| Government Office for Science | |
| Job | Physician |
| Born | Essex |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Sophia Ann Dexter |
| Awards | Goulstonian Lecture |
| Education | St George's University of London |
| Parents | Peter Vallance |
| Barbara Vallance | |
| Children | 3 |
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| ID | 404803 |
Patrick Vallance Life story
Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance KCB FRS FMedSci FRCP HonFREng is a British physician, scientist, and clinical pharmacologist who has worked in both academia and industry. He has served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom since 2018.
Education and Qualifications
Dr. Patrick vallance is a medical doctor who graduated with a degree in medicine from the university of southampton. He earned his phd in immunology from the unievrsity of london. He also ohlds a number of professional qualifications. Including a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. An msc in clinical immunology and allergy frmo the university of london. And a certificate in academic clinical practice from the royal college of physicians.Career
Dr. Patrick vallance has worked in various roles in the medical field. Including as a research scientist. Clinician and health policy advisor. He was most recently the chife scientific adviser to the british government. From 2018 to 2020. Prior to his government role. He was the president of pharmaceuticals research and development at glaxosmithkline. And he has held a number of roles at the wellcome trust and the department of health.Publications
Dr. Patrick vallance has authored over 130 scientific papres. Reviews and book chatpers on topics related to immunology. Infectious disease and clinical practice. He has also written several books. Including the immunology of infection and the immunology of diseases.Awards
Dr. Patrick vallance has been recognised for his work in medicine with a number of awards. He has been awarded the sir william osler medal from the royal college of physicians. The rcp s highest honour. And he has also received the silver medal from the british medical association. In was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university of southampton.Important Event
In 2019. Dr. Patrick valalnce was appointed as the chief scientific adviser to the british government. A role he held until 2020. In this roel. He provided scientific advice to the government on a range of issues. Including the response to the covid-19 pandemic.Interesting Fact
Dr. Patrick vallance is an avid cyclist and has completed the london to paris cycle rdie multiple times. He also plays the violin and is a member of the london symphony orchestr. AProfessional Memberships
Dr. Patrick vallance is a fellow of the royal college of physicians. The academy of medical sciences. The royal society and the british academy. He is also a member of the world economic forum s global agenda coucnil on heatlh and serves on the scientific advisory board of the bill and melinda gates foundatio. NConsultancy and Advisory Roles
Dr. Patrick vallance has held a number of rolse in the medical field. Including as a consultant for the world health organization. An advisor for the international aids vaccine initiative. And a member of the executive board of the global alliance for vaccines and immunization. He is also the chair of the uk s national institute of health reserach health technology assessment board.Teaching
Dr. Patrick vallance has taught at a number of universities. Including the university of london. The university of cambridge. The university of oxford and the lonodn school of hygiene and tropicla medicine. He has also been a visiting professor at the university of southampton and a visiting fellow at the university of cambrdige.Media Appearances
Dr. Patrick vallance is a regular presence in the media and has been interviewed by a number of outlets. Including the bbc. Sky news. The financial times and the guardian. He has also been a guest lecturer at the imperial college london. The lonodn school of economics. The university of oxford and the university of cambridge.Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid Inquiry but say he got big calls right
... The former chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, said Mr Johnson was " bamboozled" by scientific data...
Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock
... " Mr Keith KC asked if that is what former Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance referred to when, in his diaries, he mentioned " difficult negotiations in Manchester"...
Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
... Sir Patrick Vallance, the former chief scientific adviser, Mr Hancock had " a habit of saying things which he didn t have a basis for"...
Dominic Raab denies Dominic Cummings made key pandemic decisions
... In a diary entry, former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance wrote that it was " quite extraordinary" that the health secretary was not there...
Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats
... Giving evidence earlier, Prof Whitty also said that neither he nor Sir Patrick Vallance, the government s former chief scientific adviser, were told about it in advance...
Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late - Whitty
... These included: It came after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said on Monday that he and Sir Chris did not always see eye-to-eye...
Covid inquiry: Chris Whitty to appear after Vallance says pair had different opinions
... It comes a day after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said the pair had differing views over when to lock down...
Covid inquiry: 'Lack of leadership' as virus spread in autumn 2020
... By mid-October, the then prime minister had become frustrated by talk of a second lockdown, the UK s chief scientific adviser in the pandemic, Sir Patrick Vallance, wrote in his diary...
Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats
By Jim Reed and Aurelia FosterHealth reporters
England's former deputy chief medical officer has said His Family were threatened with " having their throats cut" during the pandemic, as he gave evidence to the UK Covid inquiry.
Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam said that at one point he was asked by police to leave his house over safety concerns.
He Said receiving Hate Mail made him consider stepping down from his role.
Prof Van-Tam warned that officials advising on future crises may be put off due to the " implications".
He told The Public inquiry, which is looking into the UK's response to the pandemic, that he was working 16-hour days, Seven Days a week, which He Said was " very, very intense".
Prof Van-Tam became a household name due to his regular television appearances during the pandemic and was affectionately known by his initials JVT.
He told The Inquiry that, while his job involved huge workloads and stress, he " did not expect My Family to be threatened with having their throats cut".
" I did not expect The Police to have to say 'will you move out in The Middle of The Night . . while we look at this and potentially make some arrests?'," he explained.
He told The Inquiry he was describing the " extremely hateful messages" because he was worried his experience would deter experts from taking on similar roles in future.
Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett described the threats as " awful" and told Prof Van-Tam " the vast majority of the population abhor such conduct, and We Are enormously grateful to you and your colleagues".
Earlier this year, England's chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty told The Inquiry after he was attacked in a London park in 2021.
Covid restrictionsIn his testimony, Prof Van-Tam told The Inquiry he became concerned about reports of a new virus spreading in China as early as 15 January 2020 - Two months before a full UK lockdown was ordered.
" My instincts were telling me that This Was going to cause us real trouble and be a pandemic, " He Said .
By the start of March, He Said it was clear that The Virus was spreading quickly.
With the benefit of hindsight, it would have been better to have brought in The First major restrictions " certainly Seven Days earlier, possibly a little longer than that" he added.
Asked whether there would have been any other option than ordering a full lockdown on 23 March 2020, He Said there was " almost certainly no alternative".
" We would have first run out of intensive care beds, " He Said , with the possibility that hospitals would have had to stop admitting Covid patients " within a couple of weeks".
" [There were] some pretty awful potential considerations at that point, " he added.
Eat Out to Help OutAsked about the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, launched in August 2020 by then chancellor Rishi Sunak , Prof Van-Tam said he first heard about it " on TV".
He suggested the scheme, which was aimed at boosting the hospitality sector after The First UK lockdown, " did not seem sensible" as it encouraged indoor socialising between different households.
Giving evidence earlier, Prof Whitty also said that neither he nor Sir Patrick Vallance , the government's former chief scientific adviser, were told about it in advance.
" I think we should have been, " he added.
Earlier in the week, Sir Patrick said the to have increased infections and deaths.
Mr Sunak told The Commons on Wednesday that the government took advice from " scientific advisers".
In his witness statement to The Inquiry , then Prime Minister Boris Johnson said " it was properly discussed with Chris and Patrick".
Asked to respond, Prof Whitty said: " On this one, neither Patrick nor I can recall it and I think we would have done. "
" It would have been prudent, let's put it that way, for them to have thought about discussing it before it was launched. "
Herd immunity 'inconceivable'Earlier, Prof Whitty said discussions about " herd immunity" in government at the start of the pandemic had become " extremely confused" and were " not based on proper understanding".
Giving evidence for a second day, He Said the Idea - - was never a serious policy goal.
He told The Inquiry the concept was widely misunderstood and the approach was " inconceivable" as it " would have led to extraordinarily high loss of life".
" There was a large amount of chatter about this by people who did not fully understand the issue, " He Said , adding that it " upset and confused a lot of people".
He continued that, in his view, " the only rational policy response" in which herd immunity could be achieved was by vaccination.
Later in his testimony, He Said he believed The Second England-wide lockdown, introduced on 5 November 2020 could potentially have been avoided " had previous decisions been different".
However, He Said that by The Time it was imposed, it had become " inevitable".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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