The race for the COVID-19 vaccine is accelerating.
Scientists are competing to expand a safe and effective remedy that can help end the pandemic.
Years of finishing in just a few months.
A team from oxford University in the UK has the promising effects of early trials. It is one of 160 vaccines in progression in the world.
While doctors are excited, they warn that a vaccine is still far from widespread.
How can we make sure everyone should do it once there is a vaccine for COVID-19?
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Muhammad Munir, Full Professor of Virology, University of Lancaster
Helen Rees – Executive Director, Wits Institute for Reproductive Health and HIV, University of Witwatersrand
John Nicholls, Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of Hong Kong
Source: Al Jazeera News
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