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Making a Vaccine Go Viral

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

In the last month, multiple drug companies have announced highly effective vaccines for the coronavirus. But getting everyone vaccinated will be a challenge - not just logistically, but also from a PR standpoint. With distribution on the horizon, how can we build vaccine trust? Guest: Heidi Larson, director of the Vaccine Confidence Project and author of Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start -- and Why They Don't Go Away. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:36.9

decided to grant emergency approval to Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine this week.

0:41.8

I called up Heidi Larson.

0:43.9

When there's big news in the vaccine world, Heidi's job is to open up a listening post.

0:50.2

After social media conversations, look to see how science is affecting everyday life.

0:56.6

I wanted to know how the rest of the world reacted when they got the same push notification

1:01.2

I had.

1:02.7

Well I think that on the one hand, it's, you know, people are enthusiastic and oh, finally

1:09.5

it's here.

1:10.9

And then on the other end is like, told you it was too fast.

1:14.9

This is moving too quickly.

1:19.2

Heidi runs an organization called the Vaccine Confidence Project.

1:23.6

Fast to politicians and scientists is a good thing.

1:28.0

Fast to the public means something's fishy here.

1:37.5

Heidi has studied all the reasons people have for rejecting vaccines.

1:42.7

And they've had their reasons since the very beginning when the small packs vaccine was

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