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9 reasons you can be optimistic that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be widely available in 2021

  • Written by William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
9 reasons you can be optimistic that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be widely available in 2021Experts are confident that there will be a vaccine next year. PenWin /iStock / Getty Images Plus

As fall approaches rapidly, many are wondering if the race for a vaccine will bear fruit as early as January 2021.

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