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Oxford vaccine researchers talk research and home-schooling on ITV's This Morning

Professor Katie Ewer (The Jenner Institute) and Dr Maheshi Ramasamy (Oxford Vaccine Group) appeared on ITV's This Morning on Wednesday 6 January to talk about their work developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine, all while juggling the demands of young families and home-schooling.

The vaccine was approved for emergency use in the UK on Wednesday 30 December 2020 and the NHS rollout began on Monday 4 January 2021.

For the latest information or to find out more about the trial, please visit the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine web hub or the COVID-19 trial website.

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