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Health and science experts to lead Vaccine Taskforce
Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan van Tam will be leading the government's newly established Taskforce tasked with rapidly developing a coronavirus vaccine.
The Taskforce will be provided industry and research institutions with the resources and support needed. This includes reviewing regulations and scaling up manufacturing, so that when a vaccine becomes available, it can be produced quickly and in mass quantities.
Representatives from government, academia and industry are coming together to form the taskforce. Members will include government Life Sciences Champion Sir John Bell, as well as AstraZeneca, and the Wellcome Trust.
The Taskforce will focus on supporting the discovery of potential coronavirus vaccines by working with the public and private sector, rapidly mobilising funding, supporting leading academics and identifying ways to fast-track clinical trials.
It will focus on preparing the UK as a leader in clinical vaccine testing and manufacturing, working with companies already at the forefront of vaccine development.
The Taskforce will also reviewing government regulations to facilitate rapid and safe vaccine trials and develop funding and operational plans for the procurement and delivery of vaccines.
It will also build on the UK’s research and development expertise to support international efforts to find a coronavirus vaccine
The taskforce is also working closely with the Bioindustry Association, which has set up an industry-led group, to accelerate vaccine development and manufacturing.
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