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Coronavirus: Downing Street press conference November 23rd; Part 4 of 8ENGLAND: London: Westminster: Downing Street:INT[CAMERA STAYS ON BORIS JOHNSON MP (PRIME MINISTER) DURING ANSWERS FROM CHRIS WHITTY (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR ENGLAND) AND ANDREW POLLARD (CHIEF INVESTIGATOR, OXFORD VACCINE STUDY)]Professor Andrew Pollard (Chief Investigator, Oxford Vaccine Study) answering question SOT (continued from Part 3)- I'm a paediatrician and I've been working with the Royal College of Paediatrics group and we are absolutely committed to the idea that children should be in school and I think it's a very important point you've madeQ (Fergus Walsh BBC): The roll-out of this vaccine is going to be much more complex than the annual flu jab, how are you going to guarantee it's done smoothly and quickly?Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister) answering question SOT- What we're doing, even before we've got the approvals we're looking at how we can distribute it, the immense logistical challenges / a large number of partners will be coming together to deliver it / the NHS, local authorities, the armed services, Public Health England, we will all be working together / they've all done an outstanding job so far but there's a huge effort to go and that's why I wanted to sound this note of caution / we haven't got this vaccines yet, even when we do get them it will take time before we can get the shots in the armsProfessor Chris Whitty (Chief Medical Officer for England) responding SOT- Regulators have absolutely critical role in coming weeksPollard responding SOT- Huge logistical challenge, but there's been a lot of preparation work in NHSQ (Robert Peston ITV): When do you think there will be no tiers and regulations, and if the virus mutates, how easy and fast would it be to adapt the vaccine to immunise against new strains in the way we do for flu for example?Johnson responding SOT- If we get medical clearance from the MHRA, if we can rol...