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Liverpool's role in the vaccine

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Liverpool played a key role in the trials of the Oxford/Astra Zeneca jab through the city’s world-famous School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). We speak to three guests who had key roles on the project to find out more about the process of getting the vaccine approved, and get their thoughts on how important it will be in tackling the pandemic. Dr Hassan Burhan is a respiratory specialist who has an honorary teaching position at LSTM. He was on the management team for the trials and has also worked on Covid wards in the city throughout the pandemic. Kelly Davies is the Clinical Trials Manager at LSTM, overseeing the project and the submission of the results to the MHRA, the body which approves vaccines. And Sue Horley is a health visitor from Liverpool who volunteered to take part in the trials. Presenter: Paul JohnstonGuests: Dr Hassan Burhan, Kelly Davies and Sue HorleyLocation: Zoom