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A billion-plus covid-19 shots in 2021. Can Serum Institute do it?
The Indian vaccine-maker may account for almost half the world’s supply
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Is SARS-CoV-2 evolving to become more lethal?
Most viruses become less deadly as they mutate. This one may be different
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Evidence from Britain shows covid-19 vaccines are very effective
As America’s covid-19 toll passes 500,000, in Britain inoculations are helping to reduce deaths and hospitalisations
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Are barbers the secret weapon against vaccine hesitancy?
Some African-Americans are reluctant to get the covid jab. Near Washington, DC, one man is trying to change people’s minds
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