Former UK Medical Chief Jonathan Van-Tam Hired by COVID Vaccine Manufacturer Moderna

Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, speaks during a virtual press conference inside 10 Downing Street, in central London, on Dec. 2, 2020. John Sibley/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The UK’s former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has taken a part-time consulting role at the COVID-19 vaccine giant Moderna.

One of the key figures in the UK’s COVID-19 response, Sir Jonathan joined Moderna, which develops the mRNA vaccine Spikevax, three months ago as a senior medical consultant, it has emerged.