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How to convince a politician: a science adviser’s lessons from the pandemic

Patrick Vallance, who advised the UK government during the height of COVID, says that scientific officials should know four key things when guiding policymakers.
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Patrick Vallance has come to the end of his five-year tenure as chief scientific adviser to the UK government, during which he oversaw the unprecedented science response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nature 616, 20 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00938-w

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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