The latest on the race for a vaccine

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🗓️ 21 October 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The latest on vaccine trials, and who would get a vaccine first. Why personal protective equipment such as the N95 mask is still so scarce. And introducing the mute button to the presidential debate.

As coronavirus cases climb in nearly every state, drug companies are developing prospective vaccines at unprecedented speed. Science reporter Carolyn Y. Johnson has the latest on the search for a vaccine, and she says early data is expected in a matter of weeks.

N95 masks are crucial in protecting front-line workers against the coronavirus, but even months into the pandemic they’re still hard to come by. Reporter Jess Contrera covers the supply chain issue America can’t seem to fix.

President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden face off in their final presidential debate on Thursday. Political reporter Amy B Wang explains what to expect.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hi, this is Tracy John Colley from the Post.
0:09.0	I'm a guest from President for Power You.
0:11.0	Hi, it's Robert Given of the Washington Post.
0:14.0	This is Post Reports.
0:16.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:18.0	It's Wednesday, October 21st.
0:24.0	Today, the latest on-back scene trials.
0:27.0	Why it's still so hard to get an N95 mask?
0:30.0	And the debate gets a mute button.
0:36.0	Last week, the US reported over 60,000 new coronavirus infections in one day.
0:42.0	It was the first time since the summer that the number of new infections has reached that high of a level.
0:47.0	Infection rates have spiked in the West and the Midwest.
0:51.0	And even in places like New York and Massachusetts, where we seem to have the spread of COVID under control.
0:56.0	Infections are growing.
0:59.0	It's a trend that underscores a dire warning that we've been hearing from public health officials for months.
1:04.0	That we likely have a very rough winter ahead of us.
1:09.0	But the news is not all so bleak.
1:16.0	Amid the chaos and tumult, there has been this bright spot, which are the vaccines that are being developed.
1:23.0	Carolyn Johnson is a science reporter for the post.
1:26.0	This whole quest began in January and people started talking then about having vaccines in record time.
1:34.0	But I think a lot of people were skeptical because vaccine development takes years, usually, many years, maybe a decade.
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