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'''Sir Christopher John MacRae Whitty''' (b. 1966) is a British epidemiologist, originally from [[Gloucester]]. He has served as Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government since 2019. Nicknamed "Britain's [[Anthony Fauci|Fauci]]",<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/18/climate-the-new-corona-britains-fauci-says-doctors-need-to-fight-air-pollution/ Climate the New Corona? Britain’s Fauci Says Doctors Needed to Fight Air Pollution]</ref> Whitty supported a China-style policy of lockdown to deal with the China virus in the UK, a policy which John Hopkins University has proven to have been ineffective.<ref>[https://www.gbnews.uk/gb-views/dan-wootton-chris-whitty-has-been-proven-wrong-but-because-hes-gone-missing-theres-been-no-opportunity-to-ask-why-he-put-us-through-this/223203 Dan Wootton: Chris Whitty has been proven wrong, but because he’s gone missing there’s been no opportunity to ask why he put us through this]</ref>
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'''Sir Christopher John MacRae Whitty''' (b. 1966) is a British epidemiologist, originally from [[Gloucester]]. He has served as Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government since 2019. Nicknamed "Britain's [[Anthony Fauci|Fauci]]",<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/18/climate-the-new-corona-britains-fauci-says-doctors-need-to-fight-air-pollution/ Climate the New Corona? Britain’s Fauci Says Doctors Needed to Fight Air Pollution]</ref> Whitty supported a China-style policy of lockdown to deal with the China virus in the UK, a policy which John Hopkins University has proven to have been ineffective.<ref>[https://www.gbnews.uk/gb-views/dan-wootton-chris-whitty-has-been-proven-wrong-but-because-hes-gone-missing-theres-been-no-opportunity-to-ask-why-he-put-us-through-this/223203 Dan Wootton: Chris Whitty has been proven wrong, but because he’s gone missing there’s been no opportunity to ask why he put us through this]</ref> Despite numerous degrees in medicine and even medical law, Whitty is known for making vastly off the mark predictions.
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== History ==
 
== History ==
 
In November 2013, Chris Whitty led a delegation of British academics in China with the aim of building new ties between China and the UK, and strengthening existing ones.<ref name="wittychina2013">[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-development-experts-strengthen-uk-china-ties International development experts strengthen UK-China ties]</ref>
 
In November 2013, Chris Whitty led a delegation of British academics in China with the aim of building new ties between China and the UK, and strengthening existing ones.<ref name="wittychina2013">[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-development-experts-strengthen-uk-china-ties International development experts strengthen UK-China ties]</ref>
    
Whitty's support for a move to allow abortion pills to be taken in the home was reported by ''Angelus News'' on 12 December 2017.<ref>[https://angelusnews.com/news/us-world/critics-warn-against-british-movement-advocating-at-home-abortion-pills/ Critics warn against British movement advocating at-home abortion pills]</ref>
 
Whitty's support for a move to allow abortion pills to be taken in the home was reported by ''Angelus News'' on 12 December 2017.<ref>[https://angelusnews.com/news/us-world/critics-warn-against-british-movement-advocating-at-home-abortion-pills/ Critics warn against British movement advocating at-home abortion pills]</ref>
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Following the emergence of the Omicron variant of the China virus in December 2021, Whitty pushed claims that the variant could cause over 75000 by April 2022. As reported by ''[[The Daily Mail]]'' in January 2022, Whitty was later forced to admit this was incorrect.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/12/11/plan-b-omicron-could-lead-75000-deaths-five-months/ ‘Gloomsters’ scientists admit they were wrong about 75,000 Omicron deaths]</ref>
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
  
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