Roy Anderson

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Professor Sir Roy Anderson is a Government advisor who sits on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) and was brought in to ‘provide cross-government scientific advice regarding the outbreak of Swine Flu’. He was one of the first UK experts to announce the outbreak of the Swine Flu pandemic.[1]

Anderson is also employed by GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of Swine Flu vaccines and Relenza used to treat Swine Flu. GSK pays him £116,000 a year. [2]

Notes

  1. BBC News. Swine Flu pandemic 'has started' Accessed 28 July 2009.
  2. Derbyshire, D. Government virus expert paid £116k by swine flu vaccine manufacturers Accessed on 28 July 2009.