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Anchor lead: Even when a vaccine against COVID-19 is developed, additional issues will need to be addressed, Elizabeth Tracey reports At least five vaccine candidates have been chosen by the federal government to move forward into further testing and ramping …

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Anchor lead: The vaccine candidates for COVID-19 offer hope, and may be here sooner than we think, Elizabeth Tracey reports Vaccines based on proteins and nucleic acids are some of the candidates for a vaccine against COVID-19, and almost all …

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Anchor lead: How are today’s efforts at developing a vaccine for COVID-19 different? Elizabeth Tracey reports Flu vaccines take several months to produce, and that’s because they’re mostly made using a chicken egg as a place for the virus to …

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Anchor lead: If you’ve had COVID-19 once, can you get it again? Elizabeth Tracey reports Even as most of the world struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, many experts are concerned about whether those who’ve been infected once can contract the …

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