Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeBritain's Covid vaccine pioneers are recognised for their “extraordinary efforts” in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list on Saturday. Kate Bingham, the venture capitalist whom Boris Johnson tapped to lead the UK’s vaccines taskforce, is awarded a damehood. And Professor Sarah Gilbert, one of the top brains behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine also becomes a dame. (Image: Vaccine Taskforce)Ms Bingham said she was “humbled” to be recognised in a year when NHS workers have “risked their health and their lives in fighting Covid”. “We should take heart from the stories of those receiving honours today and be inspired by their courage and kindness.

Source: Daily Mirror June 12, 2021 06:51 UTC