Guest columnist: Are vaccines safe and effective?

Misinformation, disinformation and outright lies about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines are being propagated by both sides of the political spectrum. Understandingly, the public is confused.
As a microbiology professor at Kentucky State University and a holder of a patent on a DNA vaccine, I offer my perspective to help you navigating the confusion.
The term “vaccine” was coined by Louis Pasteur, renowned 19th-century French microbiologist, to describe the process of inoculat