Whitty says it would be foolish to count on having Covid jab by winter

Chief medical officer believes reasonable chance' of vaccines before winter of 2021-22

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England's chief medical officer has said it would be foolish" to plan for winter on the basis of having a coronavirus vaccine.

But Professor Chris Whitty told reporters on Saturday that there was a reasonable chance" there could be vaccines for the virus before the winter of 2021-2022.