Lauran Neergaard, medical writer, Washington; Mike Hill, video journalist/reporter, Albany, New York; Hans Pennink, freelance photographer; Kathy Young, health and science video journalist, New York; Federica Narancio, health and science video journalist, Washington; and Ted S. Warren, photographer, Seattle, delivered impressive, carefully negotiated all-formats coverage as a leading U.S. COVID-19 vaccine candidate began the largest final-round test yet in Binghamton, New York. The exclusive images – photo and video – were heavily played worldwide. The coverage also included an update on the original volunteers who received injections in Washington State in March.
Exclusive visuals of largest COVID-19 final-round test
Volunteer Melissa Harting, left, of Harpersville, N.Y., receives an injection from nurse Kathe Olmstead as the world's biggest study to date of a possible COVID-19 vaccine gets underway in Binghamton, N.Y., July 27, 2020.
AP Photo / Hans Pennink