About this episode
The first in an unfolding miniseries - The Vaccine - tracking the progress of those tackling this historic challenge. We'll be making sense of the latest developments as they happen, taking an inside look at the vaccine industry, and learning from past efforts to defend humanity from our biological enemies. This week: in the war between scientists and the virus it looks like things are going the humans’ way. But this is no quick fix. This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes . Guests: Tom Whipple, science editor, The Times. Professor David Salisbury, former director of immunisation at the Department of Health. Host: David Aaronovitch. Clips: CBC News, BBC Radio 4, CNBC, TRT World, BBC Radio 2. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.