What We Know about the COVID-19 Vaccines
Deep Background with Noah Feldman
Pushkin Industries
4.4 • 848 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2020
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Paul Offit, a professor of vaccinology at the University of Pennsylvania and member of the F.D.A.’s vaccine advisory panel, discusses how the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines work and how they could be distributed.
Update: Since Noah and Dr. Offit spoke, Pfizer released an updated analysis of its vaccine trial data, showing that the vaccine is 95% effective overall and 94% effective for adults over 65: https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-conclude-phase-3-study-covid-19-vaccine
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| 0:39.2 | From Pushkin Industries, this is deep background, the show where we explore the stories |
| 0:44.2 | behind the stories in the news. I'm Noah Feldman. Coronavirus cases are surging across |
| 0:51.0 | the country. Cities and states are responding with new regulations on social |
| 0:55.7 | gatherings. But another potential solution is at least on the horizon and maybe a little closer than |
| 1:02.5 | that. Last week, the drug company Pfizer announced in a press release that its coronavirus vaccine |
| 1:09.0 | seems to work. According to a preliminary analysis, Pfizer's vaccine |
| 1:14.1 | is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19. Moderna's vaccine, which operates on similar principles, |
| 1:22.6 | has produced similar numbers reported by that company as well. To discuss the science |
| 1:27.4 | behind these developments and what's going to happen in practice, |
| 1:30.3 | we are joined by Dr. Paul Offen. |
| 1:32.3 | He's a professor of vaccinology and pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. |
| 1:37.3 | He's also, importantly, a member of the FDA's Vaccine Advisory Panel. |
| 1:42.3 | Among his other distinctions, he is also the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine. |
| 1:51.8 | Paul, thank you so much for joining me. |
| 1:54.1 | The immediate impetus for our conversation is the good news that MRNA vaccines, |
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