Everything you need to know about Covid this autumn

Science Weekly

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🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, the Guardian’s science editor and Science Weekly co-host, to answer the questions we are all asking about Covid this autumn, from what is going on with the new variant XEC to how to get a vaccine and what scientists think the government should be doing differently. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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