UK common cold research unit closes

Title

UK common cold research unit closes

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

27 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:55

Description

Jo Bishop reports on the closure of Britain’s only common cold research unit, in Salisbury. The centre’s been battling with the virus for 43 years, but now it’s closing down without finding a cure. Includes interviews with the final volunteers as they came out of isolation, including Dennis Baker; Dr Ian Barrow; and sneezing sound effects. Broadcast on Ocean Sound.

Contributors

Ocean Sound; Jo Bishop; Dennis Baker; Ian Barrow

Keywords

Scientific facilities; Viruses; Wiltshire; Salisbury; Medical research; Common cold; Research laboratories; Research centres

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