Vaccines: Warriors and worriers
Challenging Pseudoscience
English - June 24, 2021 14:23 - 1 hour - 148 MB - ★★★ - 4 ratingsScience Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode was a panel discussion about vaccines hosted by the Royal Institution in February 2021. The panel explored how vaccines work, why some people are sceptical of them despite the evidence, and how disinformation about vaccines spreads online. They also took questions from the audience, offering lots of practical advice. The discussion was chaired by the Financial Times science columnist, Anjana Ahuja. The panel were Zania Stamataki, Marianna Spring and Abigail Thorn.
You can find information on the original event here: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2021/february/public-vaccines-warriors-and-worriers
Host: Angela Saini
Producer: Hester Cant
Artwork: Hana Ayoob
Music: George Ash