The Sir Patrick Vallance interview

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Oct 12, 202137:23Science & Medicine

As Chief Scientific Advisor to the government during a pandemic, Sir Patrick Vallance's calm, clear summaries of the state of our scientific understanding of the virus were welcomed by many. But what was going on behind...

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