BONUS: Sir Patrick Vallance answers your COVID questions

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BONUS: Sir Patrick Vallance answers your COVID questions

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On this bonus episode of the Sky News Daily podcast, Niall Paterson puts questions from the public to the Government's chief scientific adviser as the UK remains under lockdown due to the COVID pandemic.

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Jan 20, 2021

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