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The decades of development behind mRNA vaccine technology

Although the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have been hailed for their rapid development, the technology had been in the works for decades. Dr. Jon LaPook explains how the science behind some of those vaccines could be deployed against other deadly diseases moving forward.
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