How to build on the success of the vaccine rollout

Published: March 4, 2021, 8:41 p.m.

b"The UK's vaccine rollout has made a good start. This panel discussed the reasons behind the early success and explore the questions the government faces \\u2013 around prioritisation, the threat of variants and vaccine diplomacy \\u2013 as it extends the rollout. It also explored the long-term lessons of the vaccine programme, and how the UK should capitalise on its life sciences expertise.\\n\\nOn the panel to discuss these questions were:\\n\\nGeorge Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk and former Minister for Life Sciences\\nTom Chivers, Author and Science Editor at Unherd\\nDr Rebecca Fisher, GP and Senior Policy Fellow at The Health Foundation\\nProfessor Robin Shattock, Chair in Mucosal Infection and Immunity and Covid-19 vaccine lead at Imperial College London\\nThe event was chaired by Tom Sasse, Associate Director at the Institute for Government.\\n\\nWe would like to thank The Forum \\u2013 Imperial College London for kindly supporting this event."