This Glass Sculpture of the AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Is 1 Million Times Larger Than the Real Thing

Encouraging Others to Get Vaccinated

At the end of the day, Jerram is really pleased with his glass Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine sculpture. It’s almost like a three-dimensional snowflake, he said, calling it absolutely beautiful. But the sculpture also serves another purpose.

“[I]t’s also about promoting the idea of getting vaccinated,” Jerram said.

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