BBCNEWS BBC News October 7, 2021 16:51:00
A place of extremes where you really must avoid getting sick. which is why the arrival this week of the astrazeneca covid vaccine is so important. it will keep those who work on the white continent safe. getting the coronavirus jabs there, however, has been a grand challenge. it is a 10,000—mile flight from england to the rothera station, with stopovers required in africa and the falklands. but the astrazeneca vaccine is now in the arms of the scientists who reside on the antarctic peninsula during its cold, dark winter. they know it helps protect in case covid got to the station, but also t...