Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam gives the Telford Memorial Lecture

22 . 06 . 23

The Manchester Medical Society was priviledged to hear Professor Sir Jonathan Vam-Tam MBE, FRCPath FRSB FMedSci give the Telford Memorial Lecture on Wednesday 21st June 2023 in the Simon Building at the University of Manchester on ‘Science, policy and leadership during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic’.

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam served at the heart of the UK Government during the recent SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) pandemic. In his lecture he reflected on how, science, public health policy, and politics were, of necessity, in the room at the same time as the UK navigated the crisis. He explained the gradual journey from a frightening new virus in humans, to one that is now liveable with, in a society that is gradually returning to normal. 

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