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Season 1 of “The Road to a Vaccine”
Season 1 episodes
How a COVID-19 Vaccine Might Work. Plus, How Quickly We Could Get There
Lisa Ling interviews scientists and healthcare workers about how vaccines work, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and what’s being done globally to create a novel coronavirus vaccine.
What it Takes to Create a Coronavirus Vaccine in Record Time
Three leading scientists who have been on the frontlines of Zika, malaria and HIV give you the inside scoop on vaccine development and the process of going from lab to clinic.
Why is COVID-19 Hitting Minority Communities So Hard?
Ling interviews National Academies member and University Professor of the University of Connecticut, Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., to learn what his new coronavirus study reveals.
What Doctors On The Front Lines of COVID-19 Are Now Saying About the Virus
In Episode 4 we hear from two ER doctors about what they’ve learned from caring for COVID-19 patients. A renowned epidemiologist shares why testing is so important.
How Nurses Are Battling the COVID-19 Pandemic
Two nurses—one on the front lines in the ICU, and one leading the charge to advocate for her profession—talk about what caring for patients, and each other, really means right now.
How the Global Community is Coming Together to Battle COVID-19
In Episode 6, Ling talks with Jane Halton, Chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, about her work to ensure people globally get access to vaccines.
What Our “New Normal” Might Look Like Until We Get a COVID-19 Vaccine
In Episode 7, Ling speaks with Johnson & Johnson Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels, M.D., about important advances being made in vaccine development.
What Two Renowned Virus Hunters Want Us to Know About COVID-19
In the season finale of “The Road to a Vaccine”, pandemic pioneers Paul Stoffels, M.D., and Peter Piot, M.D., Ph.D., discuss Dr. Piot’s own experience battling COVID-19.