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    What to know about vaccines

    Nov 20, 2020 4 minutes
    BY ALICE PARK

    VACCINES NORMALLY TAKE DECADES TO DEVELOP and test, but two COVID-19 shots, from Moderna and Pfizer (in partnership with BioNTech), have gone from nonexistent to about 95% effectiveness in 10 months. Public-health officials and governments now have the dual challenge of convincing the public that the vaccines are both safe and scientifically sound, as well as figuring out how to distribute billions of doses. Here’s what we know so far about how that’s going.

    WHEN CAN I GET VACCINATED?

    That depends. Manufacturers have already begun producing vaccines, betting that they will be effective, so they can be ready to ship if the FDA authorizes them, possibly as soon as December. Still, doses will be limited this year

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