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Gerald Ford receives a swine flu vaccination.

Keep your mask on: Why a coronavirus vaccine won’t be the panacea many hope for

By Eileen Choffnes | Biosecurity

Illustration by Thomas Gualkin.

The vaccine and the satellite: A tale of two Sputniks

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies