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How does a vaccine even get made, become approved?

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How does a vaccine even get made, become approved?
How does a vaccine even get made, become approved?

Dr. Jeff Pothof with UW Health spoke with our Carole Meekins Tuesday about vaccines, how they get created, and how they become approved.

WE ARE ALL EAGERLY AWAITING ACOVID 19 VACCINE BUT WHAT GOESINTO DEVELOPING A VACCINE ANDHOW DO SCIENTISTS KNOW ITS SAFEJOINING ME NOW IS DR. JEFFPOTHOFF FROM UW HEALTH SYSTEM''HE IS THE CHIEF QUALITY OFFICERFIRST OFF DOCTOR POTHOFF HOWARE VACCINES TESTED ANDAPPROVEDCAN YOU TELLUS ABOUT CAN YOU TELLUS ABOUTCLINICAL TRIALS, THERE AREUSUALLY THREE PHASES--JUST HOWJUST HOWIMPORTANT HAVE VACCINES LIKEPOLIO,MEASLES AND CHICKEN POXBEEN TO PUBLIC HEALTH?WHATWOULD BEYOUR EARLIEST ESTIMATE THAT WECOULD HAVE A RELIABLE VACCINEFOR COVID 19?DR. JEFF POTHOFF UW HEALTHSYSTEM, THANK YOU FOR SHEDDINGLIGHT ON A POSSIBLE VACCINEFOR COVID 19AS COMPA

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