America, Don’t Throw Away Your Shot

America, Don’t Throw Away Your Shot
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In less than one year since COVID-19 attacked every facet of life, the first two of multiple anticipated COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized for use in the United States. Thanks to public and private researchers and scientists working in unprecedented collaboration, there is hope that we could soon turn the corner in this pandemic. But with this hope comes a new challenge — providing information about these vaccines to our fellow Americans so they feel confident in rolling up their sleeves in the days, weeks, and months ahead.

Scientists in the U.S. and around the world agree that vaccines are the best defense we have against COVID-19, and that they’re the quickest path to stopping the spread of this disease. This is our best hope for reopening and unleashing our economy, and returning to our loved ones, communities, jobs, and schools.

Vaccines work best when people trust in them enough to be vaccinated. In the decades before this current public health challenge, vaccines have helped us reduce infant and child mortality rates, eliminate smallpox globally, and prevent paralysis and other serious complications from diseases like polio. Vaccines have extended life expectancy for millions and are considered to be one of the top public health achievements of the 20th Century.

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