The fda fully approved the fiser vaccine on monday. It's the fastest any vacine has ever achieved full approval in history, ever. The big question then is, where they cutting corners, taken short cuts? That's the big question. And the regulators insist that they have not,. They were able to do this so quickly because of the urgency of dealing with the cove in 19 pandemic.
Vox’s Umair Irfan explains why you might need one. The Atlantic’s Sarah Zhang says the coronavirus is here forever, but ultimately, it might not be so bad.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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