Georgina Ferry interviews Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, 28 April 2022.
Professor John Bell (part two)
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Topics discussed include (00:00:10) emergence of the pandemic in Europe, particularly in Lombardy, Italy; (00:01:08) concerns relating to a lack of PPE in the health service, ventilators (including ventilator competition launched by U.K. Government, call with former Minister of Health in China, Chen Zhu), and testing; (00:04:21) global manufacturers for the vaccine, the Serum Institute in India, Phase II trial; (00:07:07) Operation Warp Speed and development of vaccines in America; (00:08:58) vaccine readout and result, Pfizer results, Select Committee on Science and Technology, Moderna results; (00:15:10) challenges, particularly relating to international reception and European procurement; (00:17:25) MHRA approval and vaccine rollout in the U.K., work with Government Minister Nadhim Zahawi; (00:18:42) reports of thrombosis in Europe, changes in delivery of the vaccine to different age groups; (00:22:00) embargo of vaccine in India, COVAX and vaccine supply for Africa; (00:24:09) surplus of vaccine, current use in the U.K.
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The Collecting COVID oral history project captures the University of Oxford's research response during an unprecedented time, revealing the professional and personal stories of a diverse range of individual researchers and teams. Since November 2021, science writer and broadcaster Georgina Ferry has interviewed researchers and support staff from across Oxford’s academic divisions, capturing the story of the pandemic, as seen through the eyes of those at the forefront of research...