Dr. Sonia Macieiewski (R) and Dr. Nita Patel, director of vaccine discovery and development, looks at a sample of a respiratory virus at Novavax labs in Rockville, Maryland on March 20, 2020, one of the labs developing a vaccine for the coronavirus, COVID-19. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images …
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