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New Covid vaccines could be made in just 40 days if they were needed to tackle mutated versions of the virus, the UK’s taskforce chief has said. Dr Clive Dix, who took over from Kate Bingham as head of the UK’s vaccine squad, said it would take a maximum of 60 days to get new … Read more
Sadiq Khan has unveiled his diversity taskforce that will review London’s landmarks in the wake of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. The 15-strong team includes an academic who implied that all international examples of white supremacy can be traced back to Britain, and an activist who once marched up to the Queen to demand she … Read more
The British Army officer leading Boris Johnson’s effort to deliver hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccines per day pledged to use combat techniques to get them to the needy as fast as possible. Brigadier Phil Prosser, Commander of Military Support to the Vaccine Delivery Programme, said his team would use ‘our extensive operational and logistic … Read more
PFA set up dementia taskforce with Chris Sutton and Dawn Astle playing key role – in a victory for Sportsmail on Day One of our campaign as former striker demands that results are delivered PFA are to set up a taskforce to examine their response to dementia in football It comes less than a day after … Read more
Joe Biden is set to start naming his cabinet picks within days. But the president-elect faces unique pressures to satisfy the various coalitions who put him in the White House: Progressive, centrist, African American, unions, sunbelt, rustbelt and Georgia Democrats could all claim a place in his cabinet – which is set to be the … Read more
Head of Boris Johnson’s vaccine taskforce bills taxpayers £670,000 for a team of boutique PR consultants to oversee her media strategy Kate Bingham, 55, has hired eight full-time consultants from Admiral Associates Costs involved mean that each consultant is on the equivalent of £167,000 a year Team help Ms Bingham to draft statements and prepare for … Read more
The head of Britain’s Vaccine Taskforce has been slammed for revealing secret government plans on potential vaccines to financiers at an American venture capital conference. Kate Bingham, a venture capitalist who is married to a Conservative Treasury minister, spent an hour talking about the UK government’s Covid strategy to a ‘premier webinar and networking event’ … Read more
Councillor who co-chaired taskforce into BAME covid deaths is under investigation for ‘flouting social distancing guidelines at indoor gathering’ Photos seen online allegedly show cllr Mohammed Yaseen Hussain at gathering The pictures show a number of men sitting close to each other in a private home Sandwell Council has confirmed it is examining a complaint … Read more
A coronavirus jab might not provide full immunity against the disease, the head of Britain’s vaccine task force warned today. Kate Bingham told MPs she was confident the world would have some form of Covid-19 vaccine by early 2021. But she said she was less optimistic that the jab could protect against catching the infection and … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday admitted he backed down on disbanding the White House Coronavirus Task Force after the outcry raised when the White House announced its closure. He said he thought it could be closed sooner and hadn’t realized how popular it was with the American people as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. ‘I … Read more