{"id":9298,"date":"2024-09-27T17:30:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.no-lockdown.com\/?p=9298"},"modified":"2024-09-27T17:35:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:35:01","slug":"englands-chief-medical-officer-testified-before-the-token-and-pointless-covid-inquiry-earlier-today-claiming-he-feared-the-government-overdid-it-when-talking-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.no-lockdown.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/27\/englands-chief-medical-officer-testified-before-the-token-and-pointless-covid-inquiry-earlier-today-claiming-he-feared-the-government-overdid-it-when-talking-u\/","title":{"rendered":"England\u2019s Chief Medical Officer testified before the (token and pointless) \u00a0Covid Inquiry\u00a0earlier today, claiming he feared the government \u201coverdid it\u201d when talking up the dangers of Covid."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Government&nbsp;potentially overstated the danger of Covid to the public&nbsp;at the start of the pandemic, Prof Sir Chris Whitty has admitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UK Gov&#039;t confirms Covid19 harmless to VAST MAJORITY of people\" width=\"612\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/adj8MCsZKlg?start=20&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief Medical Officer told the Covid Inquiry he still worries about whether the Government got \u201cthe level of concern\u201d right as it introduced lockdowns and shielding measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Chris said it was a difficult balance and if anything it was&nbsp;<strong>possible that authorities \u201coverdid it\u201d when communicating how dangerous the virus<\/strong>&nbsp;was at the beginning of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-offguardian wp-block-embed-offguardian\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dEya4JcmnB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2024\/09\/26\/englands-chief-medical-officer-admits-we-may-have-overstated-danger-of-covid\/\">England&#8217;s Chief Medical Officer admits &#8220;we may have overstated danger of Covid&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;England&#8217;s Chief Medical Officer admits &#8220;we may have overstated danger of Covid&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; OffGuardian\" src=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2024\/09\/26\/englands-chief-medical-officer-admits-we-may-have-overstated-danger-of-covid\/embed\/#?secret=FO7R2ZoEah#?secret=dEya4JcmnB\" data-secret=\"dEya4JcmnB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government&nbsp;potentially overstated the danger of Covid to the public&nbsp;at the start of the pandemic, Prof Sir Chris Whitty has admitted. 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