The truth about the COVID vaccines: Everything you need to know about the fastest vaccines ever developed

Credit: FiveThirtyEight/Getty Images
Credit: FiveThirtyEight/Getty Images
The COVID-19 vaccine was developed faster than any other vaccine in history, which has caused some concern to those that might otherwise be open to receiving the vaccine if available.

Learn the facts behind the COVID vaccine in the following visual resource, including a quote from the former US Assistant Surgeon General Jim Lando, MD, MPH, FACPM:

Covid Vaccine

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