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The dramatic breakthrough in the race for a Covid vaccine means an unprecedented global effort is about to begin. Tim Harford charts its progress in How To Vaccinate The World. Show more
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It looks like we may finally be getting a coronavirus vaccine. But who’s 'we'? Who is at the front of the queue, and who should be at the front of the queue? Show more
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Tim Harford reports on what we know and don't know about the Oxford/Astra Zeneca Covid 19 vaccine with a panel of experts. Show more
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On this week’s How To Vaccinate The World, Tim Harford talks to a group of experts about the complicated logistics of a vaccination programme being worked out in real time. Show more
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For a vaccine to work, people need to take it. But some are hesitant. Show more
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What might the wonderful world of vaccines have in store for us in 2021? Show more
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In this edition of How To Vaccinate The World, Tim Harford talks with Bill Gates about what needs to happen next in order to vaccinate a global population against Covid 19. Show more
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Larry Brilliant's been warning about the dangers of a pandemic for years. Tim Harford talks him about how the world has handled the pandemic of 2020, and his hope for 2021. Show more
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The UK has approved three Covid 19 vaccines but has decided to postpone second doses to up to 12 weeks. Tim Harford looks at the pros and cons on How To Vaccinate The World. Show more
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Britain aims to have 15 million people vaccinated by mid- February. To do that, we'll need more vaccine but, making vaccines is a complicated business. Tim Harford explains why. Show more
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The development of new vaccines for Covid 19 is a huge scientific achievement. Now we some a cunning plans to get them out of vials and into billions of arms around the world. Show more
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In this episode of How To Vaccinate the World, Tim Harford and a panel of expert guests discuss the dangers, and perhaps the advantages, of vaccine nationalism. Show more
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Tim Harford talks with world-famous immunologist Anthony Fauci about vaccines, viruses and what it has been like to share a stage with President Donald Trump. Show more
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More than 100 million people have received a jab for Covid-19. But, we need more. Economists talk about incentives to get products to markets faster. Could this work for vaccines? Show more
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New variants of the virus which causes Covid-19 are turning up in countries all over the world. Can the vaccines we have keep up with them, or do years of booster jabs await us? Show more
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This week on How To vaccinate The World, Tim Harford will be asking if we need or want vaccine passports, and what problems they are trying to solve. Show more
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In the UK, adults will be offered a first dose of vaccine by the end of July, but not everyone will take up that offer. What is holding back vaccine take-up in BAME communities? Show more
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More than 300 million doses of Covid 19 vaccines have been given around the world. But, some countries are the haves, and others the have nots. What can be done to fix this? Show more
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Tim Harford is an economist not an immunologist, so he's on solid ground with this week’s programme which is all about numbers. What can they tell us about Covid 19 vaccinations? Show more
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In the penultimate programme in the series, Tim Harford asks a panel of experts what we have learned since the discovery of the first vaccine against Covid 19. Show more
