The Covid vaccine results are great news, but it's not all over yetWithin weeks, the prospects of an end to the pandemic have changed utterly, with three vaccines against Covid-19 reporting good results in final clinical trials and at least one likely to be used before Christmas. Quick guide Who in the UK will get the new Covid-19 vaccine first? Whatever the reason, the 90% finding puts the Oxford vaccine on a par with Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna’s versions – if it is maintained in the full trial results. Second, the Oxford vaccine is cheap, at £3 a dose, while the other two are more than £20 a dose. It is great news for the UK government, which has invested heavily in the Oxford vaccine as well as ordering 100m doses.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2020 13:50 UTC