When will a COVID vaccine really be available?

Sep 17, 2020, 2:09 PM | Updated: 2:11 pm

KIRO Newsradio Producer

As skepticism about vaccines rises nationwide, KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross calls Dr. Keith Jerome, head of the University of Washington’s Virology lab, to ask him the question on everyone’s mind: When can we expect a vaccine in pharmacies? By Election Day?

And how safe will it be?

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