Episode 126: In Celebration of Vaccines

Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast

English - January 02, 2022 16:37 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
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Guest: Jon Wong

Thanks to the development of COVID-19 vaccines, many people around the world could once again feel safe gathering with loved ones over the holidays. In this episode, we celebrate the science of vaccines by talking to medical student Jon Wong about the Deep Space Nine episode "The Quickening," where Dr. Julian Bashir develops a vaccine that saves an entire planet from a horrendous viral blight.

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