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Vaccine Diplomacy And Preventing The Next Pandemic

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A seated woman gets a COVID-19 shot in her arm
Lisa Xiong, a staff member at The Hmong Institute, gets her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at Life Center in Madison, Wis. on March 9, 2021. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought,” she said. Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch

As America carries out a mass immunization effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, we learn how vaccine development and awareness factor into diplomacy. We also discuss what contributes to the rise in infectious diseases, including anti-science movements.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Jana Rose Schleis Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Dr. Peter Hotez Guest

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