Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 82
82
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So in the absence of a vaccine or an effective treatment being available at first,...
Conclusion
So in the absence of a vaccine or an effective treatment being available at first, the UK faced a choice of doing everything possible to halt the virus, or seeking instead to moderate the pace of its spread. The UK chose the latter.106
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response outlines future actions regarding international collaboration and culture change but does not address the committee's observation about the UK's initial policy choice to moderate the virus's spread.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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Public Health England and its successor bodies, as well as Ministers and their scientific advisers, should be more willing to study and emulate the practice of other countries with urgency and agility, especially during a crisis. A culture must be established that looks proactively to collaborate with other organisations, rather than to reject assistance.
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