How on earth have we reached a point where scientists can develop a vaccine for a virus that was unknown a year ago, only to find that 15% or 20% of the population won’t take it because of something a pissed-up pop star said on Twitter? You have educated people saying they won’t take an “untested Frankenstein drug, developed by Big Pharma”, before rushing off to a dimly lit car park and scoring a gram of coke from a man called Barry the Bugle. Even I’m sitting here thinking: “Why have we gone for the German vaccine that costs a fortune and melts if it’s exposed to room temperature? Why didn’t we select the Oxford option that costs three quid and is as stable

Source: The Times December 06, 2020 00:02 UTC