Who will get the vaccine first?

It could still be some time before there is a vaccine against coronavirus but the UK's health secretary is already thinking about which groups of people might get the jab first.

Targeting older people and those with particular underlying health conditions makes sense – they are most at risk of becoming ill with Covid-19.

Should people from black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) backgrounds also be in line to be vaccinated first? That’s something the government is clearly considering.

Meanwhile, a vaccine developed by Oxford researchers is already being tested in humans and many more are in the pipeline around the world.

What’s certain is that more than one will be needed to try to protect everyone from this new virus.