First and foremost, the goal is to keep people out of hospitals. The good news is all of the currently approved vaccines do just that.
Victoria Corless
Science enthusiast, writer and editor for Advanced Science News.
After completing a Ph.D. in chemistry, Victoria worked as freelance science communicator and medical writer before joining ASN.
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