Actor Tom Hanks And Wife's Blood To Be To Used To Develop A Vaccine For Coronavirus

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's blood will be used by medical researchers who are developing a vaccine for coronavirus after they won their battle with the illness.

The beloved actor joked about the creation of a 'Hank-ccine' while appearing on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! over the weekend. 

The married couple were among the first high-profile individuals to contract COVID-19 - which infects the respiratory system and can be fatal - and they fell ill whilst in Australia where Tom Hanks was making his new movie, Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Elvis Presley biopic.