The race to produce a vaccine for the latest coronavirus
Even if scientists are too late for this outbreak, their work will not be wasted
IN RECENT WEEKS searches on Google for “contagion movie” have soared. In the film, a thriller from 2011, a virus spreads rapidly around the world, killing 26m people. The plot follows the frantic efforts of scientists to produce a vaccine. Some 133 days after the first infection, they succeed.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Run, don’t walk”
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