The COVID-19 pandemic has seen governments, universities and pharmaceutical companies in a mad scramble for a cure and a vaccine. That is a good and noble goal but we must be extremely careful to not cut corners in fast-tracking that noble goal. To do so would be nothing short of negligence on a grand scale.  

Anti-vaxxers ignore decades of medical science and clinical trials, fearful of unfounded claims about harmful chemicals and side-effects like autism. However, there is a massive difference between being an anti-vaxxer and demanding a properly developed, tested and regulated vaccine — not to mention believing in individual liberty and basic bodily autonomy. Australia has agreed to purchase a vaccine currently being developed...