Doctor in the House: A Vaccine for the Wuhan Coronavirus?

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Jean-Louis Excler, Program Director (New Initiatives)

07-Feb-20 16:00

Doctor in the House: A Vaccine for the Wuhan Coronavirus?

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Researchers from various different centres around the world are racing to develop a vaccine for the 2019-nCoV, using different approaches. Dr Jean-Louis Excler, Program Director (New Initiatives) from International Vaccine Institute sheds light on what it would take to develop, test and roll out a new vaccine for an emerging pandemic.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Meera Sivasothy

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Tags: The Bigger Picture, Health and Living, COVID-19, 2019nCoV, Wuhan coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, vaccine, pandemic, SARS, MERS,

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