Enthusiasm surrounding COVID-19 vaccines is on the upswing after Pfizer announced preliminary data suggesting its vaccine could be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 infections.
The Bay Area Council hosted a webinar yesterday to provide more information about coronavirus vaccines. Here are seven considerations to keep in mind now that the prospect of a widely deployed COVID-19 vaccine seems tangible — at least in 2021:
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The pharma and biotech editor of WTWH Media, Brian is a veteran journalist with more than 15 years of experience covering an array of life science topics, including clinical trials, drug discovery and development and medical devices. Before coming to WTWH, he served as content director focused on connected devices at Informa. In addition, Brian covered the medical device sector for 10 years at UBM. At Qmed, he overhauled the brand’s news coverage and helped to grow the site’s traffic volume dramatically. He had previously held managing editor roles on two of the company’s medical device technology publications. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at bbuntz@wtwhmedia.com.
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