Centre Court ovations, limbo-dancing grans – it’s all been humbling, say Oxford vaccine creators

Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green tell of their pioneering vaccine work but warn the battle is far from over

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Sarah Gilbert's experiences at Wimbledon last week clearly had a profound impact on the medical researcher - though it was not the standing ovation that the vaccine pioneer received on Centre Court that turned her head. It was the sleekly efficient operations she experienced at the tennis championships that most impressed her.

Everything goes really, really smoothly there because they've got years of experience at Wimbledon," she told the Observer last week. They have also got extremely well trained staff and have had years of investment in infrastructure."