Prospects for a Coronavirus Vaccine
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English - April 08, 2020 11:41 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 558 ratingsGovernment News Politics culture urbanpolicy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Virologist and investor Peter Kolchinsky joins Brian Anderson to discuss a coronavirus vaccine, the critical genetic differences between Covid-19 and the flu, and his proposals to reform the pharmaceutical industry.
As millions of Americans approach a month of living under stay-at-home orders, scientific teams across the globe are racing to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. According to Kolchinsky, several vaccines are already in development, and concerns that the virus will mutate and evade them are overblown. But until a treatment is made widely available, he warns, we will have to maintain a level of social distancing to prevent the health-care system from being overwhelmed. Kolchinsky is the author of The Great American Drug Deal: A New Prescription for Innovative and Affordable Medicines.