THE minutes of meetings of the UK's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) will only be made public when the current covid-19 outbreak is brought under control, according to Patrick Vallance, the UK government's chief scientific adviser. In a letter sent in early April to MP Greg Clark, chair of the House of Commons science and technology committee, Vallance wrote: "Once SAGE stops convening on this emergency the minutes of relevant SAGE meetings, supporting documents and the names of participants (with their permission) will be published."
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