Vaccine, When?
It will be the shot heard ‘round the world, once it comes. But exactly when can we expect a COVID vaccine? We discuss timelines, how it would work, who’s involved, and the role of human challenge trials. Also, although he...
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Show Notes
It will be the shot heard ‘round the world, once it comes. But exactly when can we expect a COVID vaccine? We discuss timelines, how it would work, who’s involved, and the role of human challenge trials.
Also, although he doesn’t consider himself brave, we do. Meet a Seattle volunteer enrolled in the first coronavirus vaccine trial. And, while we mount an elaborate defense against a formidable foe, scientists ask a surprising question: is a virus even alive?
Guests:
- Nigel Brown – Emeritus Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh
- Ian Haydon – Public information specialist at the University of Washington, Seattle
- Bonnie Maldonado – Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases at the Stanford University School of Medicine
- Paul Offit – Head of the Vaccine Education Center, and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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