Why developing a COVID-19 vaccine is only part of the struggle

Dr. Lilly Immergluck last week gave what she called “the vaccine lecture” to a group of Morehouse School of Medicine students.Immergluck, a pediatrician, infectious disease specialist and an assistant professor at the Atlanta school since 2005, talks each year to all students there about how vaccines have helped control the spread of the measles and other diseases. Part of her goal is to encourage students to share with patients — and their communities — the effectiveness of vaccines, a conversation that’s taken on greater importance as researchers work on a COVID-19 vaccine.“We don’t know whe...


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