Everything that has to happen and how to tell a political stunt from a real vaccine.

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A Real Vaccine Before the Election? It’d Take a Miracle. <[link removed]> There is a small chance that Pfizer’s vaccine trial will yield results by Nov. 3. But it could still take weeks for FDA review. Here’s everything that has to happen and how to tell a political stunt from a real vaccine. by Caroline Chen, Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan Gabrielson

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