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Episode Synopsis
Plan B Covid restrictions in England have ended and the government says we must learn to live with Covid. But what does that actually mean and how sustainable is that position? In this programme we will ask how our understanding of Covid’s newest variant, Omicron, has evolved since Plan B restrictions were first imposed 7 weeks ago. To what extent might flu provide a model for how we live with Covid? And how will our hospitals cope with the strain as restrictions within wider society are eased? David Aaronovitch is joined by:Azra Ghani, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College, London
Saffron Cordery, Deputy Chief Executive of NHS Providers
Lesley Powls, Head of Clinical Site & Emergency Planning, King's College Hospital
Emma Thomson, Professor of infectious diseases at the University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
Linda Bauld, Professor of public health at Edinburgh UniversityProducers: Rosamund Jones, Kirsteen Knight and Ben Carter
Studio manager: Neil Churchill
Production co-ordinators: Sophie Hill and Siobhan Reed
Editor: Richard Vadon
Saffron Cordery, Deputy Chief Executive of NHS Providers
Lesley Powls, Head of Clinical Site & Emergency Planning, King's College Hospital
Emma Thomson, Professor of infectious diseases at the University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
Linda Bauld, Professor of public health at Edinburgh UniversityProducers: Rosamund Jones, Kirsteen Knight and Ben Carter
Studio manager: Neil Churchill
Production co-ordinators: Sophie Hill and Siobhan Reed
Editor: Richard Vadon
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