Take the Shot

We’ve failed on masks and social distancing, so the vaccine is now the thing.

This really should not be an issue. When we’re losing a 9/11’s worth of American citizens every day now to Covid-19, we should be appreciating that many of the best scientific minds in the medical universe came together to create a supremely effective vaccine in record time. We can now restore normal in 2021.

My wife, Jackie Zabel, and I wrote a four-hour limited TV series called “Pandemic” in 2006. Here is our behind-the-scenes analysis of lessons learned from the production, ending with some clarity about taking a vaccine.

A Vaccine is How the Story Ends