ALLISON LANGDON:Well, enormously good news is how leading experts are reacting to a COVID-19 vaccine being trailed in the US.
Forty-five patients given it have produced more virus-killing antibodies than those who caught the virus.KARL STEFANOVIC:Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, joins us now.
Professor, thank you for your time today - really appreciate it as always. These numbers coming out of the United States really interesting.
Anthony Fauci is confident a vaccine will be available by year's end. Are you as confident?MICHAEL KIDD:Look, this is obviously a very important and frankly exciting first step in the development of this particular vaccine.