Australia's hopes pinned on Oxford Uni vaccine

Tony Cunningham, the lead author of the academy's vaccine advice, says "you'd be stupid to run a vaccine trial for less than a year".(ABC News: Chris Taylor). The lead author of the Australian Academy of Science report, vaccine expert Tony Cunningham, said with about 30 vaccine candidates in clinical trials and a handful in phase 3 trials — amongst a field of 160 vaccine candidates worldwide — picking the right vaccine was still a guessing game. Federal Government is moving swiftly to lock in agreements across the world, with Australia targeting a vaccine being developed by Oxford University. The Oxford vaccine has entered phase 3 trials and the UK Government has moved to shore up its supply, reserving 100 million doses………… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-13/coronavirus-covid19-vaccine-race-in-australia-too-early/12551620