Coronavirus: Dude, Where’s My Vaccine?

Science Rules! with Bill Nye

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🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

What happens when you try to develop a vaccine for a brand new disease at “warp speed”? Where do the various trials stand today, and what are the safety concerns associated with emergency use authorizations? Dr. Eric Topol has the answers.

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0:00.0	This is an historic time.
0:05.0	This is going to be a multi-year fight.
0:08.0	Why is it taking so long to get a screening test?
0:11.0	It is not a hoax, it is real.
0:13.0	Something that we have never experienced before.
0:15.0	Wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.
0:18.0	I mean you're the scientist, you're gonna have to tell me.
0:23.0	Welcome, welcome to Science Rules, coronavirus edition.
0:27.0	I'm your host Bill Nye and this is the series that brings you the latest analysis and the science of this pandemic to keep you informed, prepared and calm.
0:37.0	We are still all in this pandemic together, my friends.
0:41.0	And as of today, more than 7 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus.
0:46.0	Of course, this is a global pandemic and by the time you hear this, we will likely have reached 1 million deaths from this virus around the world.
0:55.0	More than 204,000 of which are here in the United States.
0:59.0	For months now, we've been hearing about COVID vaccines being developed under Project Warp Speed.
1:06.0	There have been promises that one could be ready before the November election.
1:10.0	Is that realistic and will the vaccine be effective and safe?
1:14.0	So here to help us figure all this out is Dr. Eric Topel.
1:18.0	He is the chair of Innovative Medicine and a professor of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California.
1:24.0	Dr. Topel, welcome to Science Rules, coronavirus edition. May I call you, Eric?
1:29.0	Of course, Bill. Great to be with you.
1:32.0	Thank you. Thank you for taking the time.
1:35.0	So look, will we really have a vaccine by November?
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