Developing and Distributing a Coronavirus Vaccine

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🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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It was reported on Monday that the University of Oxford developed a coronavirus vaccine that appears safe and triggers an immune response. Another study from King’s College London from the previous week, however, seems to show that immunity to COVID-19 may only last a few months. And the science of developing a vaccine is only one of many hurdles. Once a vaccine is deemed safe and effective, there are many unanswered questions about how to manufacture and fairly distribute it. In this hour, we talk with a panel of experts about where we are in developing a coronavirus vaccine and how a vaccine should be distributed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:34.4	announced their vaccines triggered an immune response without severe side effects.
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1:43.2	to speed up the production of a vaccine
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1:52.1	making sure it reaches everyone will be another major hurdle. Federal health officials have been
1:57.4	meeting to hammer out a distribution plan, we look at the latest vaccine
2:01.6	developments and how a vaccine should be delivered after this news.
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