Operational response to COVID was not 'very effective', says Vallance
Sir Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser during the pandemic, says he was concerned about the government's "operational response" in the early days of COVID. He told the inquiry there was "a lot done" in terms of discussing options to reduce the spread of the virus, but the operational response was not "very effective" and modellers had "great difficulty" getting clarity on numbers from the NHS. #covidinquiry #covid #sirpatrickvallance Latest updates: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-live-pm-vows-to-end-scourge-of-potholes-with-8-3bn-fund-no-confidence-government-will-deliver-40-hospitals-by-deadline-12593360 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales
