Vaccinology, Immunology, and COVID-19
Vaccine technology has sped ahead, serving the critical function to break the link between infection and poor outcomes.
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Vaccine technology has sped ahead, serving the critical function to break the link between infection and poor outcomes.
Listen onSpotify Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews ABC presenter and podcaster Josh Szeps about Australia’s unique experience in managing the COVID pandemic—and the urban legends the country’s quarantine system has spawned among right-wing pundits on the other side of the world.
In many parts of the world, the anti-vaccination cause is now closely associated with the right-leaning side of the political spectrum.
The evidence that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are safe, and that they work, is about as solid as medical evidence gets.
While all the major vaccines have been deemed safe and effective, they are increasingly talked about as though they are different.
The politicization and generation of narratives surrounding the coronavirus (and ensuing governmental responses) funneled information flow into partitions based on political affiliation.