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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Storm Newton

100 days vaccine goal for new pandemic threats is ‘really tall order’

PA Wire

The UK is “way behind” the goal of stopping a pandemic with a new vaccine within 100 days and more investment in research and development is needed, Professor Sir Andrew Pollard has said.

He spoke as the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) unveiled its Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC) at the Porton Down science and defence technology campus in Wiltshire.

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