The ex-head of the vaccines taskforce Kate Bingham is reportedly to be made a dame. Venture capitalist Ms Bingham will be rewarded for her efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic, in the Queen's upcoming Birthday Honours list, according to the Sunday Telegraph. In her unpaid role as chair of the UK's Vaccine Taskforce she led procurement of vaccines and helped secure more than 350 million doses of seven different vaccines, including 40 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, and 100 million doses of the jab developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca. Her ability to lead the UK's efforts to find a coronavirus jab was initially repeatedly questioned because she had no experience of buying vaccines. Her ability to lead the UK's efforts to find a coronavirus jab was initially repeatedly questioned because she had no experience of buying vaccines.

Source: Daily Mail June 06, 2021 12:36 UTC