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How to Make a Faster Coronavirus Vaccine
Accelerating the search for an effective protection will require global coordination — and a lot of money.
There's no substitute for herd immunity.
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Bloomberg Opinion will be running a series of features by our columnists that consider the long-term consequences of the crisis. This column is part of a package on public health. For more, see Joe Nocera on why federal disaster-management efforts have failed, Virginia Postrel on the renewed promise of telemedicine and Faye Flam on a grim future for the medical profession.
There are a few hard truths worth grappling with when it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic.