A BREAKTHROUGH coronavirus vaccine has been 90 percent effective during human trials – a major step in the global effort to beat Covid-19.
The vaccine – jointly developed by US company Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech – has been effective in preventing infections during ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies announced today.
So far, no serious safety concerns have arisen during the trials, which involves a study of 43,538 participants.
Meanwhile, Boris Johnson is set to hold a Downing Street press conference at 5pm today, where he will likely make an announcement regarding the current lockdown in England.
The Prime Minister is also expected to address the number of rising cases across the UK and to give an update on the latest in the Government’s mass testing programmes.
You can watch the PM address the nation on the vaccine breakthrough here, live on this page, by clicking on the video above at 5pm or following the updates below.
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