LOTS OF SPACE and vinyl flooring-that is what local directors of public health want. "The last time you went into an nhs appointment...the floor would have been a certain type of splash-proof vinyl in case you bled all over it or threw up," says one. It is the sort of floor a mass vaccination centre requires. The search for suitable venues has just become more urgent. On November 23rd the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine team announced positive results (though there are some concerns about the data-see Science section). A cheap, transportable vaccine would be good news for the world. It would also be good news for Britain, and not just because it would be the product of a British university and an Anglo-Swedish firm.
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