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COVID-19 Three Years Later: How A Vaccine Was Created
Three years ago, as the World Health Organization was preparing to declare COVID-19 a pandemic, scientists were already weeks into developing a vaccine. Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett was part of the groundbreaking team that produced the mRNA vaccine for Moderna. She joins Walter Isaacson to reflect on the early days of the pandemic and the future of vaccine research.
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