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Dec 2020
25m 38s

Why Did the U.S. Turn Down Vaccine Doses...

The New York Times
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From the start of the pandemic, the Trump administration said it was committed to ordering and stockpiling enough potential vaccine doses to end the outbreak in the United States as quickly as possible. But new reporting from The Times has revealed that Pfizer, the maker of the first vaccine to show effectiveness against the coronavirus, tried unsuccessfull ... Show More
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