Risking family health over Christmas is 'individual judgment', says professor
by Clea Skopeliti from on (#5AZ55)
Neil Ferguson says relaxing coronavirus restrictions for five days will increase transmission
The scientist whose modelling led to the first UK lockdown has said the decision over whether to see elderly relatives over Christmas comes down to individual judgment", but that the relaxed measures during the five-day window will inevitably increase coronavirus transmission.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Prof Neil Ferguson said that while indoor mixing would increase transmission compared with everyone staying at home, not mixing at all", the decision to relax rules was part of striking a balance around compliance.
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