6min chapter

Freakonomics Radio cover image

430. Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?

Freakonomics Radio

CHAPTER

Cancer Vaccines - Is It a Money Ball?

Low believes this concept could be applied to drug r and d of all kinds. In one recent paper, he and his co authors explored the idea of a mega fund devoted to vaccines. It turns out that for the cost of something on the order of twenty five to fifty billion dollars, we could develop a portfolio of vaccines or nine of the most serious infectious diseases as identified by experts like world health organization....

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode