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Understanding the COVID vaccine’s rapid approval and growing public trust

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Tony DiRusso/AZPM Staff
A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

The arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccine came in record time and has been heralded as a symbol of hope by the health community, but it still faces skepticism from some. We got insight into some common questions about its approval and distribution from former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, who currently leads the University of Arizona’s COVID-19 response, as well as professor Tara Sklar, director of the UA College of Law’s Health Law and Policy Program.