Join Professor Brian Cox to explore whether vaccines will provide the solution to the coronavirus pandemic.
December 2020 saw the rollout of the first regulatory approved vaccine against COVID-19 in the UK and many other countries, providing a glimmer of hope for many. However, the path to effectively managing the disease has only just begun. With potential public hesitation and misinformation around the effectiveness of the vaccines, transparency and communication around the process have never been more important. How have vaccines against the virus been developed so quickly? How do we know they are safe?
Professor Cox and our panel of expert speakers discuss the collaborative global effort of the scientific community over the past year to develop the COVID-19 vaccine. We’ll explore what we currently know about the vaccines that are being deployed or in development and take a forward look at what the next few months and years may hold for us as we continue to tackle this universal public health crisis.
Speakers:
Professor Brian Cox CBE FRS, the Royal Society’s Professor for Public Engagement in Science (event host)
Professor Melinda Mills FBA, Nuffield Professor of Sociology and Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, University of Oxford
Professor Charles Bangham FRS, Co-Director of the Institute of Infection, Imperial College London
Dr Rino Rappuoli ForMemRS, Chief Scientist and Head of External Research & Development, GSK Vaccines
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