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Philly vaccine pioneer: COVID-19 vaccine, soon to be released, will likely be safe and effective | Opinion

It’s unreasonable to expect that clinical trials of these vaccines should go on for years when COVID-19 has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans in less than one year.

This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if the single-dose vaccine can protect against the coronavirus. (Cheryl Gerber/Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson via AP)
This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if the single-dose vaccine can protect against the coronavirus. (Cheryl Gerber/Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson via AP)Read moreCheryl Gerber / AP
    by Paul Offit, For the Inquirer
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