Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 24
24
Not Addressed
Paragraph: 158
In the early days of a crisis, scientific advice may be necessarily uncertain: data may...
Conclusion
In the early days of a crisis, scientific advice may be necessarily uncertain: data may be unavailable, knowledge limited and time may be required for analysis to be conducted. In these circumstances it may be appropriate to act quickly, on a precautionary basis, rather than wait for more scientific certainty.
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Not Addressed
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Not Addressed
In the early days of a crisis, scientific advice may be necessarily uncertain: data may be unavailable, knowledge limited and time may be required for analysis to be conducted. In these circumstances it may be appropriate to act quickly, on a precautionary basis, rather than wait for more scientific certainty.
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