The Vaccine: The first glimmer of hope

<p>The first in an unfolding miniseries -&nbsp;<em>The Vaccine</em>&nbsp;- tracking the progress of those tackling this historic challenge. We'll be making sense of the latest developments as they happen,&nbsp;taking an inside look at the vaccine industry,&nbsp;and learning from past efforts to defend humanity from our biological enemies.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:&nbsp;</p><p>Tom Whipple, science editor, The Times.</p><p>Professor David Salisbury, former director of immunisation at the Department of Health.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Host: David Aaronovitch.</p><p><br></p><p>Clips: CBC News, BBC Radio 4, CNBC, TRT World, BBC Radio 2.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>