Why I trust the COVID vaccine

<p>"Many friends have asked for my perspective on the COVID vaccine. Answering this requires both an explanation of clinical trials and an understanding of what normally slows down pharmaceutical development.</p> <p>Importantly, COVID vaccines are required to go through the same process as every other pharmaceutical.</p> <p>Vaccination is a personal choice, but I 100 percent recommend it. Personally, I can’t wait to get vaccinated and am so grateful to the thousands of heroes who made this possible."</p> <p>Alexandra Fairchok is a medical student.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/12/why-can-i-trust-the-covid-vaccine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why can I trust the COVID vaccine?</a>" (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/12/why-can-i-trust-the-covid-vaccine.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/12/why-can-i-trust-the-covid-vaccine.html</a>)</p>