vaccines

Federal government policy- and decision-making requires deep scientific, technological, and medical expertise from innumerable departments, agencies, and personnel.

Join Cameron English, Dr. Chuck Dinerstein and Dr. Barbara Billauer on Episode 96 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

There have been more than 111 million cases of COVID-19 in the United States, which caused about 1.2 million deaths, a calamitous public health episode by any measure.

Lars began by emphasizing the urgency of advancing biotechnology safely. I reassured him that this is possible, highlighting two key factors: aggressive private sector investment, federally funded basic research, and science-based regulation.

There have been at least 10 outbreaks of measles across twenty states already this year, an alarming and dramatic surge.

I explained that while we’ve been trying to create a universal flu vaccine for years without success, similar efforts are ongoing for COVID-19.

When I was in elementary school, I remember going to the county health department before every school year. There were many other kids there, and we were all there for the same reason: shots.

 

We began by exploring the difference between eradicating and controlling viruses.

The arrival of the next pandemic is a matter of when not if.