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Podcast: A Health Podyssey
Episode: Ensuring equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine once it's here
Description: In November, the pharma companies Pfizer and Moderna both announced substantial progress on a potential COVID-19 vaccine. While both vaccines showed promising results during clinical trials, questions remain for what's next and how to distribute a vaccine once it's available for public use.One major question mark concerns logistics. For example, the Pfizer vaccine needs to be kept at extremely cold temperatures while traveling through the supply chain — though that doesn't seem to be the case for Moderna's vaccine.Another worry is ensuring equitable access to an effective vaccine. Dr. Angela Shen, visiting scientist at th...