Britain’s a long way from becoming a science superpower

Some three years after Britain boasted one of the life-saving Covid-19 vaccines, the UK has yet to fully live up to its promise as science superpower.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak | Photo: Hannah Mckay/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak | Photo: Hannah Mckay/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Lisa Pham & Suzi Ring, bloomberg

When Britain produced a Covid-19 vaccine that saved millions of lives, it showed the nation was a world leader in life sciences, according to Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt. 

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