Meera Chand Explained

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Meera A. Chand^[1] is a British microbiologist, working at Public Health England (PHE)^[2] and as a consultant with the Department of Infectious Diseases, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.^{[1] [3]}

She is also a clinical research fellow into severe acute respiratory infections at Imperial College London.^[4]

Chand is one of the 23 attendees of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), advising the United Kingdom government on the COVID-19 pandemic She was also involved in the United Kingdom response to the Ebola epidemic and has worked in cases of listeriosis,^[5] influenza, diphtheria, scarlet fever and monkeypox.

Notes and References

1. Lamagni . Theresa . Guy . Rebecca . Chand . Meera . Henderson . Katherine L . Chalker . Victoria . Lewis . James . Saliba . Vanessa . Elliot . Alex J . Smith . Gillian E . Rushton . Stephen . Sheridan . Elizabeth A . Ramsay . Mary . Johnson . Alan P . 3 . Resurgence of scarlet fever in England, 2014–16: a population-based surveillance study . . February 2018 . 18 . 2 . 180–187 . 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30693-X. 29191628 . free .
2. News: Sample . Ian . Who's who on secret scientific group advising UK government? . 24 April 2020 . . 24 April 2020.
3. Web site: The infection team . . 25 April 2020 . en.
4. Web site: People . Imperial College London . 25 April 2020.
5. News: Ward . Victoria . Bird . Steve . Listeria outbreak: Action was taken to protect vulnerable patients, experts insist . 25 April 2020 . The Telegraph . 9 June 2019.