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Nov 2020
12m 38s

When will the UK be vaccinated?

The Telegraph
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After the Pfizer vaccine breakthrough, immunologist Dr Al Edwards tells Theodora Louloudis why the hard work isn't over even once a vaccine is approved, why talk of effective immunisation before Christmas is premature and how this particular vaccine could be particularly difficult to distribute.

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