This week saw the First Annual Lecture of the Longevity Forum, delivered by Professor Sarah Gilbert, Person of the Year 2020 for her leadership of the research into a Covid-19 vaccine and her career-long dedication to combating deadly pathogens with pandemic potential. Professor Gilbert is the Oxford Project Leader for ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, a promising vaccine against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. She is a Professor at Oxford University and Co-founder of Vaccitech.