COVID-19 Miniseries Episode 32: The Fierce Urgency of Now - Pursuing a Safe and Efficacious Vaccine

This episode was recorded May 22, 2020

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Guest: Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)

Host: Amit K. Ghosh, M.D., M.B.A. (@AmitGhosh006) 

SARS-CoV-2, as an RNA virus, has marked capacity for mutation and recombination events. How do we build an efficacious and safe vaccine against it? How could we safely speed up development? Is a vaccine neutralizing the spike protein enough? Dr. Greg Poland returns to give you an update from the front lines of research on vaccine development and ongoing clinical trials.

Dr. Poland’s Editorial:
Tortoises, hares, and vaccines: A cautionary note for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.04.073

 

'I Have A Dream' Speech, In Its Entirety

https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety

Our 'Fierce Urgency of Now' -  Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2013/08/26/our-fierce-urgency-now King Legacy: 'Fierce Urgency of Now' Exists Today - Terri Moon Cronk
https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/Story/Article/2059480/king-legacy-fierce-urgency-of-now-exists-today/

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