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Are we being over-optimistic about a Covid vaccine?

The chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce has said this week that the first generation of COVID-19 va...

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17.13 30 Oct 2020


Are we being over-optimistic about a Covid vaccine?


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17.13 30 Oct 2020


The chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce has said this week that the first generation of COVID-19 vaccines "is likely to be imperfect" and "might not work for everyone".

It has also been described as the most eagerly anticipated vaccine in the history of medicine.

Kate Bingham joined Mark on Friday's edition of The Hard Shoulder to explain.


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