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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

UK has missed chances to prepare for future pandemics, says ex-vaccines tsar

Kate Bingham at a brain health event in New York
Kate Bingham, pictured here at a brain health event in New York, is perhaps best known for her role in securing Covid vaccines for the UK. Photograph: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for AARP

Opportunities have been missed to prepare the UK for future pandemics, the former vaccines tsar has said.

Dame Kate Bingham, the managing partner at the life sciences venture capital firm SV Health Investors, played a crucial role in the UK’s efforts to vaccinate the population against Covid. As head of the UK vaccine taskforce between May and December 2020, she led a team that persuaded the government to back a wide portfolio of potential jabs, securing millions of doses.

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