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Vaccines were rolled out to key workers and the very vulnerable in December 2020, and since then more than 38.7 million people in the UK have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. Our expert panel will discuss how effective the vaccines have been at stopping the spread of infection, how they're working against new variants, and the possibility of boosters coming in later this year.
Lead investigator on the ZOE COVID Study
Prof. Tim Spector is a scientific co-founder at ZOE, lead scientist of the ZOE COVID Symptom Study, professor of genetic epidemiology and director of the TwinsUK Registry at King's College, London. Having published over 800 research articles, he is ranked in the top 1% of the world's most-cited scientists by Thomson-Reuters. He is also a prolific writer, with several popular science books including 'The Diet Myth' and 'Spoon-Fed'.
Infectious Diseases Consultant at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London
Anna Goodman is an Infectious Diseases Consultant at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London. She has been working on vaccines since her PhD with the Jenner institute and has worked extensively on malaria vaccines. She is currently PI for the Oxford and Novavax COVID- 19 vaccine trials.
Professor of Imaging and Neuroscience at King's College London
Alexander Hammers, a Neurologist with a particular interest in epilepsy, is Professor (Honorary Consultant) of Imaging and Neuroscience and Head of the King’s College London & Guy’s and St Thomas’ PET Centre at St Thomas’ Hospital. He is a member of the King’s ZOE COVID Study team as a general clinician scientist with personal experience of Long COVID.