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New Covid vaccine from Valneva produces strong immune response, the French company reports.
New Covid vaccine from Valneva produces stronger immune response when compared to AstraZeneca, the French company reports, with no severe cases of Covid-19 seen in either group. And new positive research on lateral flow tests.
Plus guest Graham Easton discusses the urgent need for teaching climate and environmental health in medical schools.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Erika Wright
(Picture: Coronavirus vaccine vials on a laboratory shelf. Photo credit: Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images.)
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