The Newsmakers

The Newsmakers


Global Race For A Coronavirus Vaccine

September 05, 2020

The world’s brightest minds are doing everything they can to find a vaccine to bring the coronavirus pandemic to an end. Now Moscow says it’s succeeded and made the world’s first working coronavirus vaccine, but health experts outside and in Russia are skeptical warning the vaccine hasn’t been properly tester. The Kremlin claims it’s just sour grapes. So how far is the world’ from finding a solution that works for everyone?

Guests

Dr Benhur Lee
Microbiologist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jake Glanville
CEO and President at Distributed Bio

Oksana Pyzik
Senior Teaching Fellow at the UCL School of Pharmacy