Season 5 · Episode 109
The Fringe Scientists Making a Homemade Vaccine
Prognosis: Misconception · Bloomberg
October 5, 202013m 30s
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Show Notes
Dozens of companies are rushing to test and produce a Covid-19 vaccine as fast as possible. But a fringe group of DIY scientists made a bet that without regulatory hurdles, they could produce a vaccine themselves a whole lot faster. But as Kristen V. Brown reports, they learned that making a vaccine that works reliably--and can be proven safe--is incredibly difficult.
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