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Tim Harford reports on the global race to vaccinate the world and end the Covid19 pandemic

The UK has approved three Covid 19 vaccines but has decided to postpone second doses to up to 12 weeks.  Tim Harford looks at the pros and cons on How To Vaccinate The World.

So, like buses, vaccine approvals, in the UK at least, seem to come in threes. First Pfizer/BioNtech, then Oxford/AstraZeneca and now Moderna have been given authorisation to be rolled out across the country.  But, Britain, for the moment, is going it alone deciding to postpone second doses to up to 12 weeks.  Is this the right thing to do?  It’s a controversial question, and one Tim Harford asks  a panel of guests: Professor Beate Kampmann, Professor Akiko Iwasaki and Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter on this week’s How To Vaccinate The World.  

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Tim Harford reports on the global race to create a vaccine to end the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scientists are racing to create a vaccine to end the Covid-19 pandemic.But creating a workable vaccine is just the start. Tim Harford is your guide to this epic global undertaking.

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