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THE first volunteers in a world-first Covid-19 vaccine booster trial have received their jabs in Bradford. The Cov-Boost study, unveiled by Health Secretary Matt Hancock last month, is being rolled out at 18 study sites supported by the National Institute for Health Research, across the UK. Bradford was the first site to go live, with the team at Bradford Institute for Health Research, based at Bradford Royal Infirmary, rolling out the study. Consultant Respiratory Physician, Professor Dinesh Saralaya is leading the booster trial in Bradford. Professor Alex Brown, Consultant in Elderly Care and Deputy Medical Director of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was the first participant in the trial. ....
A TOP Bradford doctor has spoken of his pride in leading a trial to find an effective Covid-19 vaccine, describing it as the pinnacle of his research career . Professor Dinesh Saralaya, a Respiratory Consultant at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI) is Director of the newly-established National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Patient Recruitment Centre, which is based at BRI and under the auspices of which, the late phase Novavax vaccine trial in Bradford was organised. On the news that the Novavax coronavirus vaccine had been shown to be 89.3 per cent effective at preventing Covid-19 in participants who took part in the large-scale UK trials, Professor Saralaya said: “This is tremendous news. It’s fantastic. The more vaccines we have the better. Vaccines are the only way out of this pandemic and the way for us to get back to normal life. ....