March 29, 2024

The full New Year honours list 2022 as Chris Whitty is knighted – Derbyshire Times

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Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty (Photo: Henry Nicholls/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

At the forefront of the New Year honours list are the medical chiefs who have led the charge against the Covid-19 virus and ongoing pandemic.

While the honours list recognises achievements and contributions across a variety of fields, like art, sport, politics and more, nearly one in five of those named on the 2022 honours list are for Covid-related services, according to the Cabinet Office.

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Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty (Photo: Henry Nicholls/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

At the forefront of the New Year honours list are the medical chiefs who have led the charge against the Covid-19 virus and ongoing pandemic.

While the honours list recognises achievements and contributions across a variety of fields, like art, sport, politics and more, nearly one in five of those named on the 2022 honours list are for Covid-related services, according to the Cabinet Office.

This is everything you need to know about the New Year honours list 2022.

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Knighthood for Chris Whitty

The medical chiefs leading the UK’s battle against coronavirus have been recognised in the New Year Honours list after a year that saw a relentless rollout of the vaccination programme.

England’s chief medical officer (CMO), Professor Chris Whitty, deputy CMO, Jonathan Van-Tam, and Wales’ and Scotland’s CMOs, Frank Atherton and Dr Gregor Smith, have been given knighthoods.

There are also damehoods for UK Health Security Agency chief Dr Jenny Harries, and Dr June Raine, chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), after a year in which the threat of new variants arose and more than 130 million vaccinations were administered.

The Government’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, who was originally knighted in the 2019 New Year Honours list, is elevated to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.

The Cabinet Office said nearly one in five (19%) of the honours are for Covid-related service.

Scientists have played a central role in keeping the public informed during briefings throughout the year in response to Covid-19 and are being recognised for services to public health and science.

Sir Patrick said: “I am really pleased to see so many outstanding scientists and engineers recognised in this year’s honours, including those that have been working tirelessly as part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.”

And the MHRA chief, Dame June, said: “I am enormously honoured by this recognition of the substantial contribution which the MHRA has made to the nation’s response to Covid-19 over the last two years.

“This is thanks to the dedication and commitment of all our talented staff, who work so tirelessly to make sure vaccines, therapeutics and medical devices are safe and effective for people across the UK.”

Who else is being honoured?

A number of athletes are also included on the list, including Team GB’s Olympians and Paralympians who took gold …….

Source: https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/read-this/the-full-new-year-honours-list-2022-as-chris-whitty-is-knighted-3512308

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