Was on Sky News discusssing lockdowns 3 years on... I was asked whether lockdown for a new pandemic would be impossible or whether it would be easy. I said 2020 proved that in a crisis people can do extraordinary things but ideally we'd have learned to be able to... avoid it 1/2show more

The presenter also said that some people said lockdown saved thousands of lives but others said it was a great infringment of civil liberties & what did I think. I said both things are true - but some countries with beter public health response managed to avoid lockdown. 2/2

@SkyNews All the way through the pandemic, you’ve spoken in w clear, concise and illuminating way in the media about how the UK has responded to the crisis (good and bad). Well done, Christine, it can’t have been easy 👏👏

@SkyNews You are one of my pandemic rock stars. Brilliant accessible communication style, deep knowledge, compassionate & not afraid to say “I don’t know” or “ we’ve now learned more so…”

@SkyNews Well done 👏 AND you mentioned #LongCovid. I, for one, am grateful.

@alitwy @SkyNews The vast majority of people are prepared to do extraordinary things , that’s been proven , the ‘people won’t tolerate it’ brigade were purely seeking to ensure min. Impact to their businesses. Billionaires control right wing politicians , it’s not complicated .

@SkyNews If people had learned anything from the pandemic, they would now continue to regularly sanitise and wash their hands properly and wear masks in public when they themselves were infected with colds, flu etc. But they don’t. Well, some of us do. But most don’t. 🤷‍♂️😔

@SkyNews Thank you for your unbiased scientific approach, still watching out for your comments and advice.

@SkyNews Spot on. Lockdown is an ultimate failure of everything that should have gone before it. UK had very little preparation in place, our options were very limited

@SkyNews You were/are the voice of reasoned empirical science.

@drpaul_stanley @SkyNews Visiting Australia & have seen that public health via inform & encourage works where fear & compulsion doesn’t.