Inside Covid-19: Hope soars for vaccine before year end; Percentages exaggerated? - Ep 7

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In episode seven of Inside Covid-19 we feature an exclusive interview with the professor who is leading Oxford University’s team working around the clock to developing a vaccine. Prof Adrian Hill says one is now in sight and will probably be ready for release before the end of the year. But the Ebola and malaria specialist frets that without changed behaviour, Covid-19 could wreak fearful damage in Africa. On a brighter note, numbers man Deon Gouws of Credo reckons infection numbers and mortality percentages are being exaggerated; and we close off with the #Staytheffhome campaign gaining ground in in the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Mar 2020 1PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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