British scientists working on a coronavirus vaccine have said they will know by early summer if it works. Human trials of the Oxford University jab began last week. The project is one of several UK-based endeavours tackling the problem.
While around the world the biggest brains in science and medicine are working tirelessly to produce the highly sought after coronavirus vaccine.
One of those big brains belongs to Professor Jonathan Ball, a molecular virologist at Nottingham University.
He's part of a team partnering with UK firm Scancell to repurpose an existing cancer vaccine to work against coronavirus.
Here, Professor Ball explains how a vaccine is developed, why trials can fail and how it could take longer than you think to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
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