The Latest Breaking News from Kate Bingham

Despite RFK’s funding block, mRNA vaccines are too impressive to ignore

Scientists fear decision may increase vaccine hesitancy, but other countries are still willing to invest in research

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025

Man paralysed and needs 24-hour care after catching mild flu as toddler

Timothy Bingham was two years old when he had a mild flu-like illness which left him unable to walk

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Scientists unlock secret behind rare disease where flu can cause paralysis

One family said that the discovery offers hope.

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025

Big UK venture capital funds pledge to invest in high growth companies

Chancellor calls scheme involving 20 of UK’s largest funds a ‘huge win’ for the country

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

Next pandemic driven by Disease X already on its way, may kill millions more: Report

Disease X-- as the World Health Organisation (WHO) calls it-- might lead to another pandemic deadlier than the COVID pandemic we all have been dealing with since 2020.

The Times of India · Sep 25, 2023

Steve Barclay ‘frustrated health officials by delaying vaccine programme signoff’

Other senior staff allowed rollout to begin 10 days before Treasury’s formal green light, new book claims

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023

Britain is ‘recklessly exposed’ to new pandemics, expert warns

Vaccine plans devised during Covid crisis have been systematically dismantled by ministers, says former head of vaccine taskforce

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023

Using psychedelics for depression is exciting area, says ex-vaccines chief

Kate Bingham, who chaired UK’s Covid vaccine taskforce, tells Hay festival she hopes mind-altering drugs could treat mental illness

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023

Keep scientists in the research room and out of politics

The simple messaging favoured by media advisers doesn’t chime with a discipline that is messy and incomplete

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

Ignore the ‘superpower’ boasts – UK pharma looks superchallenged

NHS crisis, withdrawal of tax credits and exit from EU blamed for fall in UK share of R&D market

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023