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How a U.S. government agency was key to developing the COVID-19 vaccine

How a U.S. government agency was key to developing the COVID-19 vaccine

FromCBS Mornings on the Go


How a U.S. government agency was key to developing the COVID-19 vaccine

FromCBS Mornings on the Go

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Pentagon's technology research agency, DARPA, has been responsible for some of the greatest technological advances over the last 60 years like the internet and GPS. Now hear how DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was responsible for the early investments in the technology that allowed Moderna and Pfizer to create coronavirus vaccines in record time. The agency's former director, Dr. Regina E. Dugan, tells CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas how one scientist's curiosity led to the idea and what made her greenlight the project a decade ago. Dugan, the current CEO of Wellcome Leap, explains how revolutionary the mRNA vaccine technology is and what scientific advances may be next.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Jan 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Start your day with award-winning co-hosts Gayle King, Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil in Studio 57, as they bring you the most important headlines, intelligent conversations and world-class original reporting from around the world in less than 17 minutes.Subscribe to "The CBS Mornings Podcast" for original, in-depth and insightful conversations with newsmakers, authors, executives, celebrities and CBS News reporters.