Sheffield nurse taking part in Oxford coronavirus trial reveals when vaccine could be ready

Joan Pons Laplana, 45, who works as a senior digital charge nurse at The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, is one of tens of thousands of volunteers taking part in the final phase of the study, which produced promising results in its early stages.

Joan, who was named Britain’s nurse of the year in 2018, decided to take part after working in intensive care during the first peak of Covid-19.

The Sheffield neighbourhoods with new Covid-19 cases this week