The Coronavirus Vaccine Race

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

How did scientists develop coronavirus vaccines in record time? New York Times science reporter Carl Zimmer is our guide to the coronavirus vaccine race - from the starting line, to the point when several teams are racing to the finish line. Find out how science gave the competitors a turbo boost that could save hundreds of millions of lives. The information in this episode is accurate as of its release on December 11, 2020. Looking for the latest vaccine information? Check out the links to the CDC, WHO, and Johns Hopkins University on the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com. Learn more about coronavirus vaccines with Carl Zimmer, in our special bonus interview episode for Tumble patrons. Pledge today on Patreon for just $1/ month, to get access to all of our scientist interviews.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:05.0	And I'm Marshall, welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:09.2	Today we're talking about how scientists developed coronavirus vaccines in record time.
0:15.4	Record time?
0:16.4	This has been the longest I've ever waited for a vaccine.
0:19.6	Leave it or not, this is the fastest that any vaccine has ever been made.
0:24.8	And we're about to find out how it happened.
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0:51.0	Today we have a question from Valor.
1:01.0	Hi, I'm Valor and I'm six years old.
1:05.0	I'm from Emile Dyle, North Carolina.
1:08.8	I want to know what scientists have discovered in the last episode about coronavirus.
1:16.5	Bye.
1:17.5	That's a great question, Valor.
1:19.3	Right now it's almost winter in 2020 and way back in the spring we did a few episodes
1:24.8	about the coronavirus.
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