We begin the week with a bit of hope, which is fitting on Sunday, the day when Christians celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. Sunday is also the Sun’s day — a day of light, warmth and hope — celebrated by all.
The hope I would offer today is this. A vaccine is coming. Pfizer has one that is more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19. Further testing is ongoing, but everything points in the right direction. We will soon have a viable vaccine against the coronavirus.
There are dozens of vaccines lining up behind Pfizer’s. Several of these are now being tested against placebo controls — shots that do nothing — in the real world where the coronavirus is spreading uncontrollably.
At least some of these vaccines will protect us against Covid-19. And as long as enough of us are willing to get vaccinated, the pandemic will subside.
Just in: A second vaccine, made by Moderna, is 94.5% effective in preventing Covid-19, according to New York Times reporting overnight.