Exhibition detailing global struggle against Covid opens in Edinburgh

More than 80 objects and stories from researchers and volunteers will go on display.

Rahim Cham

An exhibition telling the story of the global effort to develop a Covid-19 vaccine has opened at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Injecting Hope looks at the UK-wide, behind-the-scenes work that helped deliver the life-saving vaccine.

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