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Sam McConkey: 'This is a manageable problem' on how we'll distribute the vaccine

A newly-established government taskforce has met for the first time to discuss the potential roll...

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19.35 11 Nov 2020


Sam McConkey: 'This is a manageable problem' on how we'll distribute the vaccine


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19.35 11 Nov 2020


A newly-established government taskforce has met for the first time to discuss the potential rollout of a Covid 19 vaccine.

It follows an announcement by Pfizer that its jab is more than 90 per cent effective at preventing people becoming infected.

 Sam McConkey, Infectious Disease Specialist at the Royal College of Surgeons  joined Kieran to explain how it would work.


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