Prof John Oxford
Bird Flu fearmongering

[John Oxford is Scientific Director of Retroscreen Virology Ltd and Professor of Virology at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital.  Bird flu was going to kill us all, now it's Swine flu. Yawn.  His comments should be tempered by the fact his company makes vaccines and antivirals.  Usually appears with David Salisbury, Professor Pennington]

Web: http://www.retroscreen.com/  Funding received to develop intranasal vaccine for avian influenza

[2009 June] Swine flu pandemic 'in autumn'

[SARS] Professor John Oxford, a virology expert from Queen Mary's College in London, told BBC News Online: "There's not much you can do to avoid this, unless you go and live as a hermit.

[pdf Profile] Professor John Oxford. Scientific Director of Retroscreen Virology Ltd.  Professor John Oxford is Scientific Director of Retroscreen Virology (he)  worked under Professor Graeme Laver, whose work with the crystallization of the influenza protein formed the basis for the development of the Tamiflu vaccine.  .....
.....Retroscreen Virology has grown into Europe’s leading contract virology research company. Its work is dedicated to creating the next generation of antivirals and vaccines in the field of biomedical research. It is the only company in the UK able to conduct human influenza challenge studies in a specialised quarantine unit with A/Panama/2007/99 and A/New Caledonia/20/99 viruses and has characterised influenza A (H1N1 and H3N2) and B viruses. Recently the company cultivated the SARS virus in its containment laboratory and has investigate

Quotes by Oxford
 'Don't be lulled into a false sense of security - rates might be plummeting now, but what about next week, or Christmas, when flu always seems to reach peak numbers, or January, or February? The situation is very unpredictable and I won't be breathing easily until we are into March. 'This is a virus that can put you in hospital or the mortuary. And there aren't many viruses around like that. The sensible advice is to have the vaccination if you are offered it.'  [2009 Dec] Swine flu jab dilemma: Parents and pregnant women refuse it but experts insist it's safe... so who's right?