A coronavirus vaccine is being pushed through at incredible speed, with the White House's goal of having the vaccine available by January 2021. Yes, that's less than six months away, and scientists have been busy working day and night to develop a safe and effective vaccine that will help get the American people back to a life that at least somewhat resembles what we remember from before COVID-19 began wreaking havoc on the health of our communities in March 2020.
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A number of promising coronavirus vaccines are in the works, but many people have major concerns that a process that usually takes years has been sped up so much and whether a vaccine produced in such a short amount of time will even be safe. This is especially concerning when it comes to our kids. Parents may be faced with the decision of either keeping their kids home from in-person school or getting them a coronavirus vaccine with potentially unknown side effects. So understandably, many of us are a bit on edge about the vaccine itself. Here's what we know so far: