Writer Molly Jong-Fast on Why She Joined a Vaccine Trial — and Why You Should Too

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coronavirusSeptember 23, 2020 8:55 am

Writer Molly Jong-Fast on Why She Joined a Vaccine Trial — and Why You Should Too

Writer Molly Jong-Fast walks us through her experience of participating in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, why she did it, and why you are much safer taking the vaccine than taking your chances of contracting the virus.

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Writer Molly Jong-Fast on Why She Joined a Vaccine Trial — and Why You Should Too

Writer Molly Jong-Fast on Why She Joined a Vaccine Trial — and Why You Should Too

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