Difference between revisions of "UK Vaccine Task Force"
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|members=Theodore Agnew, Steve Barclay, Steve Bates, John Bell, Kate Bingham, Tim Colley, Clive Dix, Nick Elliott MBE, Matt Hancock, Divya Chadha Manek, Madelaine McTernan, Ian McCubbin, Dan Osgood, Alok Sharma, Ruth Todd, Jonathan Van-Tam, Patrick Vallance?, Chris Whitty? | |members=Theodore Agnew, Steve Barclay, Steve Bates, John Bell, Kate Bingham, Tim Colley, Clive Dix, Nick Elliott MBE, Matt Hancock, Divya Chadha Manek, Madelaine McTernan, Ian McCubbin, Dan Osgood, Alok Sharma, Ruth Todd, Jonathan Van-Tam, Patrick Vallance?, Chris Whitty? | ||
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− | Kate Bingham, chair of the group wrote in ''[[The Lancet]]'' that "The Vaccine Taskforce was the brainchild of Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK Government's chief scientific advisor, who saw the need for a dedicated, nimble private-sector team of experts embedded in the Government to drive forward the development of vaccines for the UK and internationally."<ref>https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32175-9/fulltext</ref> | + | [[Kate Bingham]], chair of the group wrote in ''[[The Lancet]]'' that "The Vaccine Taskforce was the brainchild of Sir [[Patrick Vallance]], the UK Government's chief scientific advisor, who saw the need for a dedicated, nimble private-sector team of experts embedded in the Government to drive forward the development of vaccines for the UK and internationally."<ref>https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32175-9/fulltext</ref> |
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− | Members include [[John Bell]],<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/09/12/oxfords-sir-john-bell-not-going-beat-second-wave/</ref> who attended the [[2013 Bilderberg]]. | + | Members include [[John Bell]],<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/09/12/oxfords-sir-john-bell-not-going-beat-second-wave/</ref> who attended the [[2013 Bilderberg]]. [[Kate Bingham]] was appointed chair of the group on 16 May 2020 but stepped down after "criticism when it was reported that Ms Bingham, a former venture capitalist and the wife of [[Jesse Norman]], a Tory minister, had used the services of eight consultants to advise her on media strategy."<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kate-bingham-uk-covid-vaccine-b1767653.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:58, 29 January 2021
UK Vaccine Task Force (COVID-19/Task Force) | |
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Formation | May 2020 |
Founder | • Patrick Vallance • Chris Whitty |
Membership | • Theodore Agnew • Steve Barclay • Steve Bates • John Bell • Kate Bingham • Tim Colley • Clive Dix • Nick Elliott MBE • Matt Hancock • Divya Chadha Manek • Madelaine McTernan • Ian McCubbin • Dan Osgood • Alok Sharma • Ruth Todd • Jonathan Van-Tam • Patrick Vallance? • Chris Whitty? |
Own words
Kate Bingham, chair of the group wrote in The Lancet that "The Vaccine Taskforce was the brainchild of Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK Government's chief scientific advisor, who saw the need for a dedicated, nimble private-sector team of experts embedded in the Government to drive forward the development of vaccines for the UK and internationally."[1]
Membership
Members include John Bell,[2] who attended the 2013 Bilderberg. Kate Bingham was appointed chair of the group on 16 May 2020 but stepped down after "criticism when it was reported that Ms Bingham, a former venture capitalist and the wife of Jesse Norman, a Tory minister, had used the services of eight consultants to advise her on media strategy."[3]
Employee on Wikispooks
Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
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Kate Bingham | Chair | 16 May 2020 | 31 December 2020 |
Known members
3 of the 18 of the members already have pages here:
Member | Description |
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Stephen Barclay | British Conservative MP and former Minister |
John Bell | Medical researcher who attended the 2013 Bilderberg. Appointed to the UK Vaccine Task Force. Became a center of attention when he stated that COVID-19 vaccines "are unlikely to completely sterilize a population". |
Matt Hancock | UK health secretary who promoted the UK Covid lockdown, while profiting financially from the UK government's handling of the event. |