NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Why should I trust the coronavirus vaccine when it was developed so fast? A doctor answers that and other reader questions

  • Written by Lana Dbeibo, Assistant professor of clinical medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine
imagePharmacist Jessica Sahni prepares a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in New York City. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images

Editor’s Note: With a coronavirus vaccination effort now underway, you might have questions about what this means for you and your family. If you do, send them to The Conversation, and we will find a physician or researcher to...

Read more: Why should I trust the coronavirus vaccine when it was developed so fast? A doctor answers that...

More Articles ...

  1. How high school sports became the latest battleground over transgender rights
  2. The morality of feeling equal empathy for strangers and family alike
  3. South Africa's inability to honestly confront AIDS shows the dangers of America's COVID-19 denialism
  4. Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labor – we used AI and satellite data to find them
  5. The psychology of fairness: Why some Americans don't believe the election results
  6. Oppression in the kitchen, delight in the dining room: The story of Caesar, an enslaved chef and chocolatier in Colonial Virginia
  7. Obama book offers key insight about how laws really get made
  8. Secular 'values voters' are becoming an electoral force in the US – just look closely at 2020's results
  9. Why do different countries have different electric outlet plugs?
  10. New antidepressants can lift depression and suicidal thoughts fast, but don’t expect magic cures
  11. If I have allergies, should I get the coronavirus vaccine? An expert answers this and other questions
  12. International Statistic of the Year: Race for a COVID-19 vaccine
  13. ¿Está regresando la Estrella de Belén?
  14. Granny's on Instagram! In the COVID-19 era, older adults see time differently and are doing better than younger people
  15. In Trump election fraud cases, federal judges upheld the rule of law – but that's not enough to fix US politics
  16. Why Facebook antitrust case relies so heavily on Mark Zuckerberg's emails
  17. When families of murder victims speak at death penalty trials, their anguish may make sentencing less fair
  18. What you need to know about this year's winter solstice and the great conjunction
  19. Here's why Christmas movies are so appealing this holiday season
  20. Llamas are having a moment in the US, but they've been icons in South America for millennia
  21. FDA authorized first over-the-counter COVID-19 test – useful but not a game changer
  22. The top scientific breakthrough for 2020 was understanding SARS-CoV-2 and how it causes COVID-19 – and then developing multiple vaccines
  23. Why retired generals rarely lead the Pentagon
  24. As heavenly bodies converge, many ask: Is the Star of Bethlehem making a comeback?
  25. 10 reasons why Anthony Fauci was ready to be the face of the US pandemic response
  26. Why the Puritans cracked down on celebrating Christmas
  27. Cuba redobla el acoso a quienes piden libertades creativas después de diálogo 'inédito' con artistas
  28. Black candidates can win in swing districts
  29. Wildfire smoke changes dramatically as it ages, and that matters for downwind air quality – here's what we learned flying through smoke plumes
  30. President Trump's use of the authoritarian playbook will have lasting consequences
  31. Cuba cracks down on artists who demanded creative freedoms after 'unprecedented' government negotiations
  32. US nonprofits raised $2.5 billion on Giving Tuesday in 2020
  33. 4 signs that food pantries improve the diets of low-income people
  34. 5 ways MacKenzie Scott’s $5.8 billion commitment to social and economic justice is a model for other donors
  35. Museum specimens could help fight the next pandemic – why preserving collections is crucial to future scientific discoveries
  36. Americans aren't getting enough to eat during the coronavirus pandemic – here's what's happening in Los Angeles County
  37. K-12 schools need to take cyberattacks more seriously
  38. The reality of Black men's love lives and marriages is very different than what's usually shown on TV – I spent years actually talking to them
  39. Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity
  40. Companies accused of crimes get more digital privacy rights than people under new Trump policy
  41. COVID-19 means a lot more work for families of children with disabilities, but schools can help
  42. Will going out in the cold give you a cold?
  43. Was Jesus really born in Bethlehem? Why the Gospels disagree over the circumstances of Christ's birth
  44. The coronavirus vaccine: A doctor answers 5 questions
  45. Racial stereotypes drive students of color away from STEM, but many still persist
  46. What vaccine distribution planners can learn from Amazon and Walmart
  47. Virgin births from parthenogenesis: How females from some species can reproduce without males
  48. COVID-19 further exposes inequalities in the global financial system
  49. Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh fear their medieval churches will be destroyed
  50. Ancient Greek desire to resolve civil strife resonates today – but Athenian justice would be a 'bitter pill' in modern America