Indian-origin Covid-19 response professionals in Queen's birthday honours spotlight

The Queen's birthday honours list released on Friday recognises the Indian-origin healthcare experts involved in the field of the Covid-19 vaccine trial.

Indian-origin healthcare experts involved in the field of COVID-19 vaccine trials and community support efforts are among those in the spotlight at the Queen's Birthday Honours List released on Friday evening. Kolkata-born Divya Chadha Manek was honoured with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the government during the COVID-19 response to her involvement in the research and development of vaccines and the resulting clinical trials. Chadha Manek, now the director of business development and marketing at the British government's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network, was at the heart of ensuring that COVID-19 vaccines could be put through requisite trials for a timely deployment as the Clinical Trials Workstream lead at the UK's Vaccine Taskforce.