Dr Thomas Waite: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England
- Quoted on
- Children's health, Elderly care & frailty
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“This is by far the quickest-growing outbreak I've ever seen in my career, and I think probably any of us have seen, of meningitis for a very long time.”
What Dr Thomas Waite has said
“defended the raising of the age at which older people are eligible for a Covid booster”
Deputy Chief Medical Officer · Elderly care & frailty · 27 Aug 2026 · Preventing infections in older people is hit and miss, says England’s chief medic ↗
Where Dr Thomas Waite has been quoted
- Number of meningitis cases investigated in Kent rises to 20theguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Preventing infections in older people is hit and miss, says England’s chief medictheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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