Former UK Vaccines Chief Says Incidence of Myocarditis Is Higher ‘Than Most of Us Anticipated’

Oxford University's Sir John Bell said he's 'not entirely sure' UK needed boosters

Undated file photo of the UK's Houses of Parliament in London. Stefan Rousseau/PA

Sir John Bell told British members of Parliament (MPs) that boosters aren’t really providing any prolonged protection against transmission, and his “biggest issue” with the mRNA vaccines is the incidence of myocarditis, particularly in young males. He also said it was “possible” there was an accidental lab leak in Wuhan.

Bell, a Canadian British immunologist and geneticist, told MPs at the Science and Technology Committee and Health and Social Care Committee on Nov. 30, as part of the inquiry into lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, that he didn’t know why COVID-19 booster jabs were rolled out to the entire population.