Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
It’s a dark time in the struggle with the coronavirus, particularly in the United States, where infections and hospitalizations have surged.
But amid the gloom comes some light: A trial by the drug maker Pfizer has returned preliminary results suggesting that its vaccine is 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19.
With the virus raging, how strong is this new ray of hope?
Guest: Carl Zimmer, (https://www.nytimes.com/by/carl-zimmer?smid=pc-thedaily)a science writer and author of the “Matter” column for The New York Times.
Background reading:
Pfizer has announced positive early results (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/health/covid-vaccine-pfizer.html?searchResultPosition=1) from its coronavirus vaccine trial, cementing the lead in a frenzied global race that has unfolded at record-breaking speed.
Meet the couple (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/business/biontech-covid-vaccine.html?searchResultPosition=5) behind the German company, BioNTech, that partnered with Pfizer to develop the vaccine.
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But amid the gloom comes some light: A trial by the drug maker Pfizer has returned preliminary results suggesting that its vaccine is 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19.
With the virus raging, how strong is this new ray of hope?
Guest: Carl Zimmer, (https://www.nytimes.com/by/carl-zimmer?smid=pc-thedaily)a science writer and author of the “Matter” column for The New York Times.
Background reading:
Pfizer has announced positive early results (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/health/covid-vaccine-pfizer.html?searchResultPosition=1) from its coronavirus vaccine trial, cementing the lead in a frenzied global race that has unfolded at record-breaking speed.
Meet the couple (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/business/biontech-covid-vaccine.html?searchResultPosition=5) behind the German company, BioNTech, that partnered with Pfizer to develop the vaccine.
We want to hear from you. Fill out our survey about this show and others at nytimes.com/thedailysurvey (http://nytimes.com/thedailysurvey).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)