Our Vaccine Expectations Are Unrealistic
Prognosis: Misconception
Bloomberg
4.1 • 838 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2020
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
In the fight against COVID-19, so many are pinning their hopes on a vaccine. But how long will it take? Russia’s super-fast-tracked COVID-19 one is technically the first in the world. But the first vaccine may not be the best one. And even with other vaccine trials underway around the globe, it would be wrong to think we can resume normal life as soon as we have one. Bloomberg healthcare reporter Michelle Fay Cortez explains why Russia’s approach to vaccine development is so different, and why the world may be expecting way too much from an inoculation.
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| 0:30.9 | Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 156 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic. |
| 0:41.6 | Today's main story, in the desire to return to our normal lives, many looked at the development |
| 0:48.1 | of a COVID-19 vaccine as a magic bullet. |
| 0:52.6 | But a successful vaccine may not be the panacea many are hoping for. |
| 1:00.5 | But first, here's what happened in virus news today. |
| 1:10.7 | Spain, the country with the most cases in Europe is closing nightclubs and asking local authorities to enforce a law that bans drinking in the streets. |
| 1:22.5 | The country also prohibited smoking if people can't maintain a distance of at least two meters. |
| 1:29.4 | That's meant to prevent clusters of smokers outside night spots and restaurants. |
| 1:37.6 | More than a third of Americans say they won't get vaccinated when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. |
| 1:45.8 | According to an NPR PBS NewsHour Marist poll of around 1,200 adults, |
| 1:52.0 | about 35% of people won't line up for the shot when it's ready. |
| 1:58.3 | The resistance to the vaccine is split by party and education, with Democrats |
| 2:04.5 | and college-educated people more likely to say they will get inoculated. Vietnam may order up to |
| 2:13.7 | 150 million doses of Russia's coronavirus vaccine, according to a local newspaper, citing |
| 2:21.8 | the country's acting health minister. |
| 2:25.5 | Vietnam reported 18 new infections on Friday, including 17 locally transmitted cases and |
| 2:33.6 | one imported, according to the health ministry. |
| 2:37.8 | Russia has rushed its vaccine plan despite international criticism, |
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