Covid-19: ‘possible’ Oxford vaccine data will be put before regulators this year

Director of group says Chris Whitty right to be cautious but hopes vaccine will be ready before winter 2021

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Trials of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine may have gathered enough data to show whether it works and is safe by the end of the year - but it will then need to go through the regulatory process, scientists say.

Prof Andrew Pollard, the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said it is just possible" that there may be enough clinical trial data on Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine to put before the regulators this year.