UK scientists take ‘promising’ step towards single Covid and cold vaccine

Francis Crick Institute in London says area of spike protein of Sars-CoV-2 could form basis of jab against variants and common cold

Scientists have made a promising" advance towards developing a universal coronavirus vaccine to tackle Covid-19 and the common cold.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London have discovered that a specific area of the spike protein of Sars-CoV-2 - the virus that causes Covid-19 - is a good target for a pan-coronavirus jab that could offer protection against all the Covid-19 variants and common colds.