Britain needs a ‘vaccine taskforce’ to prepare for the next pandemic, Lords warn

Many manufacturers have walked away from UK, say experts - (Alamy)

Britain needs a “peacetime vaccine task force” to prepare for the next pandemic, ministers have been warned amid concerns that the government could forget the lessons of Covid-19.

The Commons science and technology committee has also called for the government to appoint a chief vaccines officer to help prepare the country for future threats.