Covid-19 vaccination to start within days in US, but no quick shot in the arm

Experts are worried that significant numbers of Americans may refuse to take the vaccine. PHOTO: REUTERS
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WASHINGTON - The roll-out of Covid-19 vaccination in the United States, expected within days, will not be a quick shot in the arm for the public at large.

It will be months - and potentially only around June 2021 - before life returns to a pre-pandemic normal.

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