With the world in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, all eyes are on vaccine trials and the researchers developing them. But what are they actually doing?

In this animation we take you through how vaccines are developed, step by step, and ask how the process could be sped along. We also take a peek at some of the latest vaccine technologies that could be approved for widespread use in the near future.

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