/ 29 January 2021

The vaccines arrive on Monday: Who will protect them and who will get them first?

Covid Vaccine Production And Logistical Facilities At Serum Institute, The World's Largest Vaccine Maker
Vaccinating the globe: Workers on the Covid-19 vaccine production line at the Serum Institute of India in Pune. The factory is making the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccination. Photo: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The first batch of vaccines is almost here, but a top government adviser says achieving herd immunity by the end of the year is ‘unrealistic’

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