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"We just have to try and be careful and protect each other." He added: "This shows us that much as we'd all like to think this pandemic is over and Covid has gone away, it hasn't gone – it's something we are going to have live with for many years to come. Instead he celebrated at home "dancing around the living room with a beer". "My entire family went but I couldn't make it." Speaking to BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Prof Van-Tam said: "The big tragedy is – if you can call it a tragedy – I got Covid, so I wasn't able to get to the Kidderminster game and I wasn't able to get to the Fylde game either. He hopes to make the final against York City at the weekend and is dreaming of a win. Both were knighted in January.Īs well as his investiture ceremony, Prof Van-Tam missed two of Boston United's play-off matches, which he said was "absolutely dreadful". Prof Van-Tam – who was diagnosed with Covid last week – rose to prominence during the early months of the pandemic helping to explain coronavirus with the use of colourful metaphors, often based on football.Īlong with Prof Sir Chris Whitty, he regularly appeared at Downing Street briefings explaining the latest changes in rules. He also missed watching his beloved Boston United in the National League North play-offs. He was knighted in the New Year Honours for his work in the pandemic and was due to be invested on Tuesday.
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Prof Van-Tam stepped down in March after five years as the deputy chief medical officer to start an academic role at the University of Nottingham. Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam missed his knighthood ceremony because he caught Covid.