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Lessons From Past Vaccines

Lessons From Past Vaccines

FromPrognosis: Losing it


Lessons From Past Vaccines

FromPrognosis: Losing it

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The U.S. has begun a massive vaccination campaign to fight the coronavirus. But the effort will have plenty of challenges, including convincing people to get immunized. It’s not the first time the country has rolled out this kind of public health initiative. John Lauerman spoke with infectious-disease specialist William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University to learn more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Dec 21, 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.