Experts meet to cut vaccine development time in face of new pandemics
A panel of international experts is meeting to consider how the development of vaccines can be accelerated in response to any new pandemic. The pandemic preparedness partnership (PPP) will draw up advice on how Boris Johnson’s target of cutting the development of new vaccines to as little as 100 days can be met. The inaugural two-day virtual conference, chaired by the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, brings together representatives of industry and international organisations with leading scientific experts. The aim is to produce an “actionable road map” in t...