Summary
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been judged safe for use in the UK, and will start to be rolled out next week. Adam is joined by BBC Health Editor Hugh Pym, Professor of Immunology Deborah Dunn-Walters and GP Dr Amir Khan to answer Newscasters’ questions.
Studio Director: Emma Crowe Producers: Sej Asar and Harriet Noble Episode Editor: Rick Kelsey Editor: Dino Sofos
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, so much has happened today. |
| 0:07.5 | First of all, the regulators gave approval |
| 0:10.3 | for the Pfizer-Biontech coronavirus vaccine |
| 0:13.6 | to be rolled out in the UK, |
| 0:15.5 | and that's gonna start next week, yes, next week. |
| 0:19.8 | Then Matt Hancock, the health secretary, |
| 0:21.4 | said he'd be willing to get vaccinated live on television |
| 0:24.6 | to convince people that it's safe. |
| 0:27.1 | Then Scott Bryan, the TV journalist from the Guardian, |
| 0:31.3 | said, I would watch the Vax singer. |
| 0:34.6 | Well, obviously a much more BBC version |
| 0:36.4 | would be strictly come vaccine, wouldn't it? |
| 0:39.5 | And just to be clear, this is imaginary, not real. |
| 0:42.6 | MUSIC |
| 0:53.0 | Live from the BBC, this is strictly come... |
| 0:56.0 | Vaxing! |
| 1:01.8 | Taking the Vax, Vax, Vax, it's health secretary, Matt Hancock. |
| 1:06.4 | Oh, the needles going in. |
| 1:09.6 | Let's see what the judge is made of that. |
| 1:13.1 | Shirley Ballas. |
| 1:14.2 | It was a little bit hit and miss, |
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