Why Making A Covid Vaccine Is Only The First Hurdle

By James Paton | Bloomberg, Washington Post: Business
Wed, 12/02/2020 - 5:03am

In the quest to develop vaccines against Covid-19, researchers have overcome challenges that typically require years, if not decades, to beat. After the first experimental shots produced positive results in late-stage trials -- a huge feat in itself -- drug companies and health officials faced another set of obstacles as they prepared to inoculate hundreds of millions of people around the world.

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