It was a blessedly quiet night on the airwaves last night: The only moment of interest came on Al Kahera Alaan when Lamees El Hadidi interviewed Sanofi regional manager Nibal Dahaba about the company’s progress in developing a covid-19 vaccine (watch, runtime: 6:22).

Dahaba said that while the company is making progress on a vaccine (as widely reported in the global press), It is unlikely that a vaccine will be available before the middle of next year. Although Dahaba expects the company to begin clinical trials in the coming weeks, she estimated that it might still be another 1-1.5 years before a vaccine is ready to be used.

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