“On its surface, vaccine envy makes sense; after all, millions of Americans have lost loved ones, jobs, health insurance, and so much more to the COVID-19 pandemic, and living through that kind of collective trauma is guaranteed to engender some kind of emotional response.”— Emma Specter, vogue.com
“Eleven vaccines are in late-stage trials, including four in the United States. Pfizer’s progress could bode well for Moderna’s vaccine, which uses similar technology. A Moderna spokesman said that it expected interim findings from its study this month.”— Katie Thomas, David Gelles and Carl Zimmer, nytimes.com
“Most health experts agree that the need for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 is clear.”— Joe Falca, npr.org