6 Mar 2020

‘This is the most frightening disease I’ve ever encountered’ – virus expert Dr Richard Hatchett

Europe Editor and Presenter

Dr. Richard Hatchett advised the Bush and Obama White Houses and worked for the agency that protects Americans against pandemics and bioweapons.

 

Dr. Richard Hatchett advised the Bush and Obama White Houses and worked for the agency that protects Americans against pandemics and bioweapons.

He’s now received more than twenty million pounds from the UK government to develop a Covid-19 vaccine. I spoke to him earlier and began by asking how much of a threat the virus now is.