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Vallance, as chair of [[Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies]], was one of very few members who was publicly named. He stated in a letter to the UK parliament in April 2020 that the decision not to disclose its membership was based on advice from the [[Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure]].<ref>https://www.thenational.scot/news/uk-news/18404964.scientific-advisory-group-emergencies-work/</ref>
 
Vallance, as chair of [[Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies]], was one of very few members who was publicly named. He stated in a letter to the UK parliament in April 2020 that the decision not to disclose its membership was based on advice from the [[Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure]].<ref>https://www.thenational.scot/news/uk-news/18404964.scientific-advisory-group-emergencies-work/</ref>
 
 
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Revision as of 20:42, 22 November 2020

Person.png Patrick Vallance   Companies HouseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(physician, scientist, pharmacologist, millionaire, businessman)
Patrick Vallance.jpg
NationalityUK
Alma materSt George's University of London
Founder ofUK Vaccine Task Force
Member ofScientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
UK millionaire businessman/physician who in March 2018 moved from Director of GlaxoSmithKline to become the UK/Chief Scientific Adviser, chair of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies

Employment.png UK/Chief Scientific Adviser Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
March 2018 - Present

Employment.png GlaxoSmithKline/Director

In office
1 January 2017 - 31 March 2018

Employment.png Director

In office
1 September 2013 - 31 March 2018
EmployerBritish Pharma Group

Employment.png Genome Research Limited/Director

In office
26 November 2010 - 8 December 2017
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Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance FRS FMedSci FRCP is a UK businessman/physician who in March 2018 moved from Director of GlaxoSmithKline to become the UK/Chief Scientific Adviser.

Career

Big pharma until March 2018.

Coronavirus pandemic

Full article: COVID-19/Lockdown

In mid March 2020 Vallance "defended the government’s approach to tackling the coronavirus, saying it could have the benefit of creating “herd immunity” across the population."[1]

Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies

Full article: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies

Vallance, as chair of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, was one of very few members who was publicly named. He stated in a letter to the UK parliament in April 2020 that the decision not to disclose its membership was based on advice from the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.[2]

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