10 Aug OVIDcast Series 1: Episode 2 – Fit for purpose?
Professor David Salisbury in conversation with Roudie Shafie
In the first series of OVIDcast, OVID Health Partner Roudie Shafie talks to Professor David Salisbury, former Director of Immunisation at the UK Department of Health and Social Care, and previous Chair of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation.
In episode two, David and Roudie discuss the tensions in trying to reconcile scientific advice with political judgement calls, the relationship between the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisation (JVCI) and the rest of Government, cost-benefit trade-offs in public health policy, and the important role of government transparency in ensuring trust in public institutions.
Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/LIPrlsf_C2g