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Britain must build own vaccine manufacturing capability, says Matt Hancock
Former health secretary told Covid inquiry an onshore facility was ‘critical’ in preparation for future pandemic
Britain must build its own vaccine manufacturing capability as a “critical” part of preparing for a future pandemic, the former health secretary Matt Hancock has told the Covid inquiry.
Hancock, a central figure in the UK’s response to the crisis, said the pandemic demonstrated the “vital need” for a sovereign onshore facility to ensure the country was able to produce and distribute vaccine doses as soon as regulators gave the green light.
Read the original article at The Guardian