Care residents stuck in hospital as councils fail to find housing Trademark filings offer glimpse of vaccine's name Oxford seeks to keep pace in hunt for game-changing jab Sweden accused of 'wishful thinking' over immunity In Europe there are signs the second wave may have peaked Subscribe today for a one-month free trial The founder of the firm behind the coronavirus vaccine breakthrough has said that the jab has “no serious side effects”. The comments by immunologist Professor Uğur Şahin, the founder of the BioNTech firm which has developed a vaccine alongside Pfizer, came after promising clinical results earlier this week. “Key side effects” included a mild to moderate pain in the injection site for a few days, and a “mild to moderate fever” for one or two days, he told the BBC. “We did not see any other serious side-effects which would result in the pausing or halting of the study,” Prof Şahin said. “So far, the safety profile seems to be absolutely benign.” He admitted that he expects the antibody response in patients "will decline over time", but mooted the idea of combining vaccines for people who no longer had an immune response. Follow the latest updates below.