In an interesting insight, Matt Hancock, the Minister for Health, revealed in an an interview11 on LBC Radio in 2021 that he had placed large orders for Covid vaccines as a result of watching the fictional film Contagion. This seems to have turned out well for our vaccine supplies, but it’s a remarkable admission about the influence of a sensationalist Hollywood film (about a fictional virus that kills 30% of people who catch it) on the Health Secretary.
