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57 Meaghan Kall

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) epidemiologist Meaghan Kall has been instrumental in sharing crucial but often complex information about Covid with the public. As concerns around the virus grew, Kall started to break down reports from the UKHSA (formerly Public Health England) and provide people with accessible information via her Twitter account.

Some of her most popular tweets have criticised the UK government’s response to the pandemic, including the ‘huge oversight’ of not drafting in NHS sexual health contact tracers into the test and trace programme. She also invited people who were worried about Covid vaccines to message her privately. Kall’s posts have earned her a reputation as a reliable source of the latest information on the virus.

Before Covid, Kall had

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