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We're a long way from WHO's ideal COVID-19 vaccine

Jill Margo
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The ideal global vaccine for COVID-19 would be a single dose, administered without a needle or syringe and requiring no cold storage at all, according to a set of criteria laid out by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

It seems a big ask from where we are, but there are vaccines deep in the development pipeline that could eventually meet some of these and other WHO criteria.

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Jill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com

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