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Missed Shots: Science Revisits its 2020 Breakthrough of the Year
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout was a spectacular success – and a stunning tragedy.
Science,
2021
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A year after approvals of the COVID-19 vaccines, an examination of what went right and wrong with them reveals a mixed bag of success and tragedy. Meanwhile, the virus rages on, propelled by persistent global distribution inequities and abject disinformation clouded by politics.
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Kai Kupferschmidt is a contributing correspondent for Science magazine based in Berlin, Germany. He writes about infectious diseases as well as food science, nutrition, evolution and science policy.
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