Is the Oxford vaccine the one to change the world?

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Not only is the cost the same as the price of a cup of coffee, no freezers are required and it also seems to prevent asymptomatic infection.

Under £3 a dose and not for profit.
Pfizer £15
Moderna £28

Apart from the usual suspects who will no doubt find something negative about today's news is anyone else feeling proud to be from the UK?
Well done Oxford. And well done all those people in the UK and Brazil who volunteered to take part in the trials.

That would be a ridiculously chance finding BlueSkies. Professor Andrew Pollard who is director of the Oxford Vaccine group was much more positive yesterday - saying they are sure it prevents severe disease.
The 90% efficacy finding is also on a big enough sample to recommend a half dose followed by a full dose. It seems counterintuitive but they think the half dose primes the immune system and makes it work better when it’s presented with coronavirus. Yes there is more work to do but it’s amazing news

A paper will apparently be submitted for peer review soon and will hopefully put the data doubts to bed.

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