#Red alert 3 science mod drivers

The JBCвЂ™s monitoring programmes are designed to understand the rate of COVID-19 infections and how the virus is spreading. This insight supports decision-makers at a local and national level to take effective action to break the chains of transmission, and in turn, protect the public.

#Red alert 3 science mod drivers

The JBC brings together data science, assessment and public health expertise to provide analysis and insight on the status of the COVID-19 epidemic in the UK and the drivers and risk factors of transmission. Under the auspices of the UKHSA, the JBC and PHE are establishing a single analytical function which will ensure high-quality analysis and insight is available to evidence-based decisions in the response to COVID-19. This is the first step towards becoming a single organisation, focused on tackling COVID-19 and protecting the nationвЂ™s health. It brings together PHE and NHS Test and Trace, as well as the analytical capability of the JBC under a single leadership team. On 18 August 2020, the government announced that the UK Health Security Agency ( UKHSA) would start work immediately, with a single command structure to advance the countryвЂ™s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The JBC was established in May 2020 to bring additional and complementary analytical capacity to build on that already in place at a local and regional level across the UK.

In the immediate term, the JBCвЂ™s objectives are to break the chains of COVID transmission to protect the publicвЂ™s health. Working in partnership with Public Health England ( PHE), it is an important element of an evolving and strengthening health protection ecosystem in the UK. The JBC is an integral part of the NHS Test and Trace service within the Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC). informing an assessment of the risks to UK public health from inbound international travel.helping to inform action on testing, contact tracing and local outbreak management in England.

The JBC aims to provide evidence-based, objective analysis, assessment and advice to inform local and national decision-making in response to COVID-19 outbreaks.