Flinders University scientists, led by Tasmanian Professor Nik Petrovsky, are on track to have a vaccine by the end of the year.
Morning’s Leon Compton discusses the vaccine process with Professor Petrovsky and how the first COVID-19 vaccine to be developed in the southern hemisphere has progressed to human trials.
But the company behind it is funded by the United States' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, so will it stay in Australia?

We're looking for blankets and woollen squares for our Rug Up Tassie Winter Knitting Appeal.
It turns out that BreastScreen Tasmania has quite a few of them, as they give patients knitting projects as a useful distraction from long waits in hospitals.
It was a match made in heaven, as Lucy Breaden on Drive found out!
You can knit your own squares for the appeal too, find out more here.

Join us as we explore the importance of our mental health and wellbeing for the ABC's Your Mental Health project. We're on the hunt for Australia’s top feel-good tracks – the music that gives you “good vibrations”.
It could be bangers and belters, songs that lift you up when you’re feeling down, get you moving or just make you feel good.
Nominate your happy tracks now to get it on our top Good Vibrations playlist.

"This shark just launched out of the water ... it was massive!"
Tasmanian Leah Emmerton tells Drive’s Lucy Breaden about her encounter with a massive shark off the coast of Eaglehawk Neck.

When it’s cold and wintery and you need a meal to really warm you up, this stew with potato, carrot and parsnip is an absolute winner.
The addition of parmesan and rosemary mean that there is plenty of flavour so it will be a guaranteed hit with your family.