A faster Covid-19 vaccine


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Apr 28 2020 53 mins   2.8k

Jane, Dara, and Matt discuss the possibility of "human challenge trials" to speed vaccine development.

Resources:

"How Anthony Fauci Became America’s Doctor" by Michael Specter, The New Yorker

"What Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the Other" by Brian Doherty, Reason

"Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade" by Gabriel Stargardter, Drazen Jorgic, Reuters

White paper


Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica


Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer


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