Downing Street press conference on Wednesday (September 9) that of the 200 vaccine projects across the world, six are in the 'final stages of testing'.
He said many are showing the 'right immune response'."That is a very important step along the way of making a vaccine," Sir Patrick told the briefing."Hopefully before the end of the year we will get some indications that some do work and have the right safety profile."I think there is a reasonable chance that therefore we can think about the possibility of vaccination next year at larger levels." This comes after trials of a Covid-19 vaccine under development by AstraZeneca and Oxford University were put on hold after a UK patient reported a side effect.