Is the Russian vaccine dodgy, a game changer, or both?
Russia's announcement that its new coronavirus vaccine has been approved and is ready to be rolled out has been attacked by vaccine experts, describing it as reckless. No reliable evidence has so far been released to show that it is effective. And more dangerously, no large scale safety trial has been completed. So what now for the Russian coronavirus vaccine? And what could it mean for the rest of the world's efforts? On today's show: * Could Russia's vaccine actually be effective? * If it is effective, what is the problem then? * What are coronavirus vaccines actually attempting to do? Stop the infection or just stop the disease? * Victoria's numbers are up again. What's the latest? * And what on earth is happening in New Zealand?
