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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

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

Scientists unlock secret behind rare disease where flu can cause paralysis

One family said that the discovery offers hope.

Evening Standard

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Former vaccines tsar describes ‘open warfare’ within UK government during Covid pandemic

Dame Kate Bingham, who led the vaccine taskforce in 2020, said the clinically vulnerable were deprioritised and goals were not followed

The Guardian - UK

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental rows slammed by vaccine tsar

Dame Kate Bingham was commissioned by the previous government to help the UK secure vaccines during the pandemic.

Evening Standard

UK needs Covid-style push on dementia drugs, says ex-head of vaccine taskforce

Kate Bingham says ageing population means tackling dementia must be treated as economic imperative

The Guardian - UK

UK less prepared for pandemic than pre-Covid, former vaccine chief warns

Dr Clive Dix says all activities to prepare for next outbreak are ‘literally gone’ and vaccine manufacturers have been driven away

The Guardian - UK

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock condemned for 'deluded' and 'insulting' account of Covid care home outbreak

The ex-Health Secretary claimed the virus was 'primarily' brought into care homes by staff during the first wave of the pandemic in an account that 'bears no resemblance to the facts'

Wales Online

UK ‘going backwards’ in pandemic preparedness says former Vaccines Taskforce boss

Dame Kate Bingham suggested that UK capabilities set up to tackle the Covid-19 crisis were being 'dismantled'

The Guardian - UK

Former vaccines chief sounds warning about UK pandemic readiness

Kate Bingham raises concerns to committee of MPs as head of UKHSA suggests Covid could be on rise again

The Independent UK

UK ‘going backwards’ in pandemic preparedness – expert

Dame Kate Bingham chaired the UK vaccines taskforce during the Covid-19 crisis.

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The Independent UK

Former Covid vaccine tsar warns UK ‘dismantling’ systems for fighting future pandemics

Britain losing leadership position and falling behind EU on preparedness for outbreaks, says Kate Bingham

The Guardian - UK

Ex-vaccine head accuses Hancock of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ behaviour in meeting

Dame Kate Bingham says former health secretary aggressively questioned her competence in front of cabinet

The Guardian - UK

UK science superpower claim is ‘bollocks’, says ex-vaccines chief

Dame Kate Bingham aghast at civil service database changes that ‘will deter’ volunteers from signing up

The Guardian - UK

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

Kate Bingham suggests lessons not learned about need for scientific and commercial expertise in government

Chronicle Live

UK becomes first country in the world to approve new Valneva Covid vaccine

It is the sixth Covid jab to be given the go-ahead in the UK

Wales Online

New Valneva Covid vaccine will be used in Wales

First Minister Mark Drakeford says having another vaccine makes the system 'more resilient'

Manchester Evening News

New Valneva Covid-19 vaccine approved in the UK

The approval comes as rising cases have a "major impact" on the NHS

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