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When Will We Have a Vaccine?

When Will We Have a Vaccine?

FromPrognosis: Losing it


When Will We Have a Vaccine?

FromPrognosis: Losing it

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Apr 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. But experts have said it could take a year to 18 months for one to hit the market. The process for testing and approving a vaccine is long and complicated. That can be frustrating when the coronavirus is taking more and more lives every day. But cutting corners to push a vaccine through faster can lead to devastating consequences. We know that, because it’s happened before.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Apr 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.