Because of coronavirus. Britains top literary prize, the booker prize for fiction, has gone to the scottish author Douglas Stuart for his novel, shuggie bain. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres yet more encouraging news about coronavirus vaccines tonight. This time from researchers in oxford who are working with the Pharmaceutical Company astrazeneca. Britain has ordered 100 million doses of this vaccine. Researchers say trials have so far shown a promising immune response for people in their 60s and 70s. Final data on how well it works should be ready by christmas. The vaccine is easy to store and cheaper than the ones being developed by pfizer and moderna. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. Go right in. Hi. It is volunteers like ian from southampton who are crucial to vaccine trials. How are you feeling today . We were there injuly when he received the first of two doses as part of the Oxford Astrazeneca trial, but we are only finding out today how the over 70s are res
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