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Coronavirus: Is the Oxford vaccine Australia's answer

Katie Burgess
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:07am, first published August 20 2020 - 3:00am
As promising as the Oxford vaccine is, there is a very real possibility it will not work. Picture: Shutterstock
As promising as the Oxford vaccine is, there is a very real possibility it will not work. Picture: Shutterstock

When Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday the government had signed a letter of intent that would make Australians among the first to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine, it gave the nation a glimmer of hope that perhaps life may return to normal in a few short months.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter

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