The hunt for a coronavirus vaccine – a perilous and uncertain path
by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#52KVC)
The pressing need to find a solution to the pandemic means risks and shortcuts may have to be taken
The stakes could hardly be higher; the prize still tantalisingly out of reach. It is no exaggeration to say that the fate of many millions of people rests on the discovery of a vaccine for Covid-19 - the only sure escape route from the pandemic.
Yet the optimism that accompanied the launch of Oxford University's human trials this week has to be put in context, and the hurdles facing the scientists need to be understood.
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