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I understand ‘how can we be sure no shortcuts were taken?’ as ‘how can we be sure the vaccine is safe and effective?’ - here, shortcuts seems to mean "cheap, unreliable ways." I am not sure.
What does ‘how can we be sure no shortcuts were taken?’ mean?
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Overall, most people support vaccines, points out Gellin, and are likely to do so in this pandemic. Still, global vaccination rates have plateaued in the past two decades, Larson says. Both she and Gellin worry that another reason for public suspicion about a COVID-19 vaccine might be the speed of its development. “We should be very clear and transparent about the development process,” says Gellin. “Otherwise, when it shows up, people will ask ‘how can we be sure no shortcuts were taken?’”
-from Nature 13 MAY 2020
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01423-4
What does ‘how can we be sure no shortcuts were taken?’ mean?
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Overall, most people support vaccines, points out Gellin, and are likely to do so in this pandemic. Still, global vaccination rates have plateaued in the past two decades, Larson says. Both she and Gellin worry that another reason for public suspicion about a COVID-19 vaccine might be the speed of its development. “We should be very clear and transparent about the development process,” says Gellin. “Otherwise, when it shows up, people will ask ‘how can we be sure no shortcuts were taken?’”
-from Nature 13 MAY 2020
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01423-4
