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The inside story of how the Oxford vaccine was made and the team behind it

By Matthew Campbell
The Times·
23 mins to read
The inside story of how the Oxford vaccine was made and the team behind it
The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Photo / Getty Images

How an email to a scientist in her pyjamas began an astonishing story — the creation of a groundbreaking vaccine in less than 12 months. Report by Matthew Campbell.

Andrew Pollard is fascinated by the effects of oxygen starvation on the body. The Oxford University professor is a keen mountaineer

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