COVID-19: UK Sets Up Key Vaccine Taskforce; Funds 21 New Research Projects

The UK government believes its new Vaccine Taskforce will be essential in coordinating efforts to rapidly accelerate the development and manufacture of a potential new coronavirus vaccine.

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The UK government is boosting efforts to tackle COVID-19 • Source: Shutterstock

The UK government has set up a new Vaccine Taskforce to accelerate the development of a coronavirus vaccine and has also announced that 21 new coronavirus research projects are set to benefit from a share of around £14m ($17.4m) in government funding.

In a statement on 17 April, the government said that the Vaccine Taskforce, which includes representatives from government, academia and industry, will “support efforts to rapidly develop a coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible by

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