Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

OK last reply!The advantage is in greater compliance. I am also worried about the 30k ppl/day asked to self-isolate in the UK who do not do so, but at least the Covid found here to date appears 2 be neutralised by the vaccine whereas that may not be the case 4 strains from abroad — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Fair point...and why we should have done this earlier. But we are now in a race to get the vaccine out before mutations make it less effective so we should do anything that gives us an advantage — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

3. Equipping and funding local councils to monitor compliance - as this cannot possibly be done from national call-centres. — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Daily contact with those asked to self-isolate - using GPS tracking to monitor compliance if necessary as happens in Taiwan and Poland. People need to know how much this matters and if we cannot persuade them to comply at the outset we should keep trying. — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

1. Guaranteeing salary backfill for those who lose wages as a result of self-isolating. Expensive…but loss of earnings seems to be the biggest cause of non-compliance and the overall cost is much cheaper than another lockdown. — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Closing borders & quarantine hotels is a sensible step…but we won’t address heart of the problem unless we deal with domestic transmission. We need to raise compliance with isolation to 95%+ rates achieved in Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. That means a range of measures including: — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Or in absolute numbers, if Cab Office survey is accurate & translated onto the latest T&T data, last week around 427,000 people who were asked to self isolate did not & 85,000 of them went to work. That’s a LOT of people spreading a dangerous infection. https://t.co/doj4GjFXNo — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Efficiently isolating people who are infectious will therefore remain a key part of our strategy for some time. Yet Cabinet Office surveys show an extraordinary THREE QUARTERS of those with symptoms do not fully self-isolate. 15% of them even go to work. https://t.co/1QpD46XVr1 — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Whilst the new strains are unlikely to render the vaccine ineffective, they may reduce its efficiency at keeping people out of hospitals. Because viruses are good at mutating, sooner or later there may well be a strain that is fully immune to the vaccine (not necessarily soon). — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

The answer is uncertainty over new strains: whilst vaccine seems to work as well against UK/Kent strain, this may not be the case with the S African strain (already here) and the Brazilian strains (one of which is already here but not yet the Manaus one): https://t.co/Xgd2Ayum68 — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

6.3 million have had their first jab, infections are down 22% (7 day avg) & hospital patients 4% below Jan 18 peak. So why should we be cautious? https://t.co/hpX1wFZ4IY — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Why lockdown isn’t working fast enough and what we should do next: a thread..... Not just borders and monitoring new strains, but time to fix the biggest flaw in our current strategy, namely that three quarters of those with symptoms do not self-isolate. — PolitiTweet.org

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I agree — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Gave my son my phone on a walk today and look what came back... https://t.co/rm434obamJ — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Gave my son my phone on a walk today and look what came back... https://t.co/0Po1PdmsDT — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

@Peston has been consistently right on the virus so this is extremely worrying https://t.co/lbRpekMDGB — PolitiTweet.org

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Encouraging...thank you @HSJEditor for being so focused on this issue! — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Life is v v tough for SW Surrey businesses right now so thanks for a valuable meeting ⁦@fsb_policy⁩ We will get through this! https://t.co/qMsYXFvAI4 — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Update on plans to reduce pollution and traffic problems in Farnham and transform its infrastructure following this morning's Farnham Project Board meeting @SurreyCouncil @WaverleyBC #surrey #farnham https://t.co/2T4Wpkpg69 — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

This is your achievement @etkelley419! Thank you for your fantastic work on patient safety during your time at WHO and leadership on many other issues too. Wishing you well for the future — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Are lockdowns actually working against the new strains of the virus or is it time to do more? My q to @matthancock https://t.co/TR3fpiH7Hh — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Get ready for an almighty battle between cautious scientists and politicians keen to get the economy going....read more in my patient safety email tomorrow: https://t.co/mHvKTIbVi6 — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

@JoeBiden needed to give the speech of his life. And he did. Leadership abroad needs unity at home - thank you for those words — PolitiTweet.org

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Update from Louise Stead on situation in @RoyalSurrey below: in short they are coping but it is very very tight https://t.co/LiX490LTk5 — PolitiTweet.org

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Has the NMC changed following the criticisms made during the Morecambe Bay inquiry? Laura Trott's question to Chief Executive Andrea Sutcliffe https://t.co/MmTjHzHQ3M — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Has the NMC changed following the criticisms made during the Morecambe Bay inquiry? @lauratrott's question to Chief Executive Andrea Sutcliffe https://t.co/p8x5msF30J — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

What has the GMC learned from the Bawa Garba case? My question to Charlie Massie, Chief Executive of the GMC https://t.co/J5JIbRYi73 — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Is our culture in healthcare too adversarial when mistakes are made? My question to Andrea Sutcliffe, head of the NMC https://t.co/HH5nbO1WUL — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

For the final question I used Chair's privilege to hand over to my 10 year son to ask a question on climate change https://t.co/PwSlCX5yLI — PolitiTweet.org

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

Do some of the challenges we face in the Western alliance - and the loss of considerable moral authority - relate back to military endeavours such as Iraq and Libya that have not turned out as expected? https://t.co/hkV3aG7f2p — PolitiTweet.org