Professor Jim Al-Khalili
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first heard May 2026
last heard 15 Jun
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announced that the government was halting funding for Gavi because the organisation was, and I quote, ignoring the science around vaccines.
He didn't offer any evidence to support that claim.
And you've since called his remarks a mix of misinformation and some disinformation.
How do you feel about statements like that,
As you mentioned, you recently wrote a book, Seth, Fair Doses, an insider story of the pandemic and the global fight for vaccine equity.
I hope this doesn't count as a spoiler.
But at the end of the book, you say, if we start now, we'll be much better prepared for the next pandemic because it's an evolutionary certainty that there will be one.
So what would your advice be then to be as prepared as possible for whatever health challenges around the corner?
Let's hope people listen.
Seth Barkley, thank you very much for sharing your life scientific.
Thank you for having me.
And thank you for listening.
I'm Jamal Khalili and my producer is Lucy Taylor.
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