Teams of researchers are working around the clock to try and develop a vaccine against coronavirus. In Australia, a group of scientists at the University of Queensland are on the verge of a breakthrough. Today, Rick Morton on the race to find a vaccine.

Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.

Background reading:

Exclusive: Inside the hunt for a vaccine in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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