Thread by @edyong209, At the Atlantic, the peerless @sarahzhang has been leading our coverage of [...]

At the Atlantic, the peerless @sarahzhang has been leading our coverage of COVID-19 vaccines. Here's a thread of her amazing work.

1) A great big-picture look at the Moderna & Pfizer vaccines, which also explains mRNA vaccines are. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/vaccines-end-covid-19-pandemic-sight/617141/

The End of the Pandemic Is Now in Sight

A year of scientific uncertainty is over. Two vaccines look like they will work, and more should follow.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/vaccines-end-covid-19-pandemic-sight/617141/

2) Here, Sarah looks at the results from the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine trial and why they're a little weirder and more confusing than those from the other two. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/12/vaccine-trials-can-still-surprise-us/617247/

The Long Haul of Vaccine Results Is Just Beginning

The initial results of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine trials were unexpected and confusing, but there’s more data to come.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/12/vaccine-trials-can-still-surprise-us/617247/

3) Here, Sarah looks at the challenges posed by the transition between two administrations, and the problems that Biden may face as a result. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/bidens-vaccine-reset/617059/

The Lame-Duck Vaccine

The Trump administration spurred development of a vaccine; the Biden administration has to persuade Americans to take it.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/bidens-vaccine-reset/617059/

4) In this piece from September, Sarah presciently laid out a lot of the logistical challenges that lie between creating approved vaccines, and actually getting them into people's arms. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/covid-19-most-complicated-vaccine-campaign-ever/616521/

Vaccine Chaos Is Looming

The COVID-19 vaccines furthest along in clinical trials are the fastest to make, but they are also the hardest to deploy.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/covid-19-most-complicated-vaccine-campaign-ever/616521/

5) In this from July, Sarah makes a crucial point that can't be overstated enough: a vaccine is only the beginning of the end. Much has happened since she wrote this, but it's worth re-reading for a deeper understanding of what the next year will entail. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/covid-19-vaccine-reality-check/614566/

A Vaccine Reality Check

So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/covid-19-vaccine-reality-check/614566/

6) And in this piece from *May*, Sarah called a lot of the conspiracies and related issues that are about to become important problems in the year ahead. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/covid-19-vaccine-skeptics-conspiracies/611998/

We Don’t Even Have a COVID-19 Vaccine, and Yet the Conspiracies Are Here

Even as vaccines for the disease are being held up as the last hope for a return to normalcy, misinformation about them is spreading.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/covid-19-vaccine-skeptics-conspiracies/611998/

All of this is to say that Sarah Zhang is an absolute superstar, and you should follow her, book her for your shows and podcasts, and pay attention to her work over the next several months for your vaccine-related questions. /End

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