Professor Damian Purcell, Group Leader in Viral Infectious Diseases at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, answers questions about what’s currently being done to find a vaccine against COVID-19, including:
How long will it take to produce a vaccine?
What is being done to find a vaccine?
How difficult is it to produce a vaccine in a year?
Why does it take a long time to make a vaccine?
Are scientists confident of developing a vaccine?
Confused about how vaccines work? For more information about our immune system, antibodies and more, watch this video:
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