{"id":2696,"date":"2021-02-04T10:46:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T10:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/?page_id=2696"},"modified":"2025-03-24T14:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:24:18","slug":"covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/gallery\/covid-19-vaccine","title":{"rendered":"Vaccine for Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"ngg-galleria-parent nextgen_pro_slideshow\"\n     data-id=\"4bf093b977129fb6a4e71384f96e6390\"\n     id=\"displayed_gallery_4bf093b977129fb6a4e71384f96e6390\">\n\t<div class=\"ngg-galleria\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ngg-galleria-offscreen-seo-wrapper\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/wp-content\/gallery\/covid-19-vaccine\/a_0004.jpg\"\n               title=\"\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/wp-content\/gallery\/covid-19-vaccine\/a_0004.jpg\"\n               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the actual nanoparticle. Created from borosilicate glass, it is made from the same materials and techniques used in medical scientific glassware for test tubes and distilleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke sold editions of the sculpture to museums internationally and raised over \u00a355,000 for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/msf.org.uk\/welcome-medecins-sans-frontieres-doctors-without-borders-msf?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwhYS_BhD2ARIsAJTMMQaCbmfGe5Hi3Hr5PM1N6c1iX5b0Tg1UQIUoO1Tx0GPEhfw2fCnNGeAaAvc9EALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\">Medicine Sans Frontieres<\/a>\u00a0to help their work supporting communities impacted by the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I created a sculpture of Covid-19 back in March 2020, little did I know I\u2019d later be among those to contract the virus. It\u2019s an awful virus and two months on, my sense of smell was shot, I had tinnitus and still felt tired for a long time. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>During my recovery, it became clear to me that my next artwork should focus on the vaccine, our way out of this global crisis, as a <\/em><em>tribute to the scientists and medical teams who worked collaboratively across the world to fight the virus. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s brilliant that such effective vaccines have been created in such a short space of time and that here in the UK we\u2019ve been able to roll them out so quickly. However, the fight against the disease is a global one, which is why I wanted to support M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, through the sale of these sculptures.\u201d<\/em> Luke Jerram 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine artwork\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nFA2oapV6Z0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in March 2020, the artist made a sculpture of Covid-19, in tribute to the huge global scientific and medical effort to combat the pandemic.&nbsp; From the sale of these sculptures to private collectors, including a global rock superstar, and museums around the world over, \u00a320,000 was raised for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msf.org\/\">M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res<\/a> (MSF) who have been assisting developing countries deal with the fallout of the coronavirus epidemic. Photos of the artwork have also been used by academics and journalists across the world for science communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Press Coverage of this Vaccine artwork<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/feb\/06\/coronavirus-live-news-greece-astrazeneca-vaccine-under-65s-melbourne-lebanon-covid-19-uk-europe?page=with:block-601ee30b8f0898d76fa11cdd\">The Guardian<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/global-health\/science-and-disease\/coronavirus-news-uk-covid-vaccine-lockdown-end-latest-cases\/\">The Telegraph<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m000rwx8\">BBC Radio4 &#8211; Front Row<\/a><br>The I Newspaper<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berliner-zeitung.de\/news\/kuenstler-baut-astrazenca-impfstoff-als-glasskulptur-nach-li.138159\">Berliner Zeitung<\/a><br>The Times<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbesindia.com\/article\/photo-of-the-day\/photo-of-the-day-memorialising-progress\/66289\/1\">Forbes of India<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-55950600\">BBC Online<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/westcountry\/2021-02-05\/artist-creates-sculpture-of-oxford-astrazeneca-vaccine-after-awful-experience-with-coronavirus\">ITV News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glass Covid vaccine sculpture marks 10 million dose milestone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bjGL6fpjcqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/other\/glass-vaccine-sculpture-marks-10-million-dose-milestone\/vi-BB1dpWTt\">MSN News<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/this-glass-sculpture-of-the-astrazeneca-coronavirus-vac-1846263502\/slides\/1\">Gizmodo<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/coronavirus-live-updates-february-6-2021\/article33765507.ece\/amp\/\">The Hindu<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/health\/coronavirus\/coronavirus-827-new-cases-and-55-further-deaths-reported-as-really-steady-progress-made-1.4478210\">Irish Times<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Works Available for Sale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaccine for Covid-19 (Giant 42cm) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sold as Limited edition of 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukejerram.com\/glass\/sales\">Go to Sales page&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the ten millionth vaccination in the UK, international artist Luke Jerram has now made and released a sculpture of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in glass. 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