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Stateside: Primary turnout, enthusiasm; pandemic extends Miss Michigan’s reign; vaccine history
Today on Stateside , we check in with two reporters and a county clerk about what the primary turnout numbers—both in-person and absentee—were like, and what they tell us about the upcoming general election. Plus, a medical historian walks us through the history of vaccine development and what complicates the race for a COVID-19 vaccine.