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Government publishes SAGE minutes

Note: Updated Jan 2021

The Government Office for Science published the minutes from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings 1 to 34, up until the beginning of May, yesterday (Friday 29 May).

KEY POINTS

  • “SAGE minutes outline the scientific and health issues discussed and actions and advice agreed during each meeting of the group during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been meeting regularly since 22 January when it convened for the first time and typically meets twice a week.”
  • “Minutes for SAGE meetings, along with the evidence used to inform SAGE advice, has always been published at the end of any event or emergency that it has been convened for, like the near collapse of Toddbrook Resevoir in 2019 or the Zika outbreak in 2016.”
  • The government say “Given the exceptional nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government, SAGE and its participants want to ensure there is as much available evidence and material as possible to the general public so there is full transparency on how science advice is being formulated.”

Read the SAGE minutes at https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?organisations%5B0%5D=scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies&parent=scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies

Read the full Government press release at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-publishes-sage-minutes.

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