Meera Chand

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]

Meera Chand
OccupationConsultant, microbiologist 
Employer

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[2] 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.[2]

References
  1. Lamagni, Theresa; Guy, Rebecca; Chand, Meera; et al. (February 2018). "Resurgence of scarlet fever in England, 2014–16: a population-based surveillance study". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18 (2): 180–187. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30693-X.
  2. Sample, Ian (24 April 2020). "Who's who on secret scientific group advising UK government?". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "The infection team". Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "People". Imperial College London. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. Ward, Victoria; Bird, Steve (9 June 2019). "Listeria outbreak: Action was taken to protect vulnerable patients, experts insist". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2020.


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