Coronavirus: do we still need Operation Moonshot?

As the Oxford vaccine posts promising results, the UK’s £100bn mass-testing plan is looking less essential

An NHS nurse carries out a Covid test at a drive-through testing centre.
Oxford vaccine posts promising trial results - potentially making mass testing redundant
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Coronavirus vaccine results are beginning to feel a bit like buses, with the long wait for news giving way to a recent flurry of announcements.

The latest promising results come from the Oxford University jab, which has raised hopes that it can protect those most vulnerable to Covid after showing “a strong immune response in adults in their 60s and 70s”, the BBC reports.

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