Race for the COVID-19 Vaccine: Latest Updates

The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums

RACE FOR THE COVID-19 VACCINE: Latest Updates
Presented jointly with NPR
Friday, November 20, 2020

As 2020 approaches its end, the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine to help prevent further spread of the virus that has gripped the globe. In this Forum discussion, experts will explore various vaccine candidates and unpack all that’s at stake– safety, efficacy, availability, affordability, priority of recipients, and more. With cases surging in numerous parts of the world, the need for a COVID-19 vaccine is more urgent than ever and pressing questions remain. Join us for this timely discussion on what we can expect in the next few months in this critical race for a vaccine.

An on-demand video will be posted after the event.

Ways to Watch
ForumHSPH.org
The Forum Facebook page
Harvard Chan YouTube

Moderator

Scott Hensley, Editor, NPR Science

Expert Participants

Marc Lipsitch, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Barry R. Bloom, The Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Research Professor of Public Health and Former Dean, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Sarah Fortune, John LaPorte Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, , Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Rochelle Walensky, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a practicing infectious disease physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital