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More than any other recent event, COVID-19’s rapid global spread reminds us of the promise of vaccines and the peril of life without them. Efforts to combat the virus without the help of a vaccine recall the tragic history of pandemics hundreds of years ago, before the arrival of vaccines,...

Pandemics are unpredictable and deadly, but society continues to prevail over fast-spreading disease using methods as modern as synthetic vaccinology and as old as shutting doors. As the COVID-19 virus evolves, new treatments are being tested, individuals are learning to adapt, and lessons are being learned about what works and...