In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, host Joshua investigates the timeline for vaccine development and whether there is any hope of eradicating the virus.<br/>
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Sweden's State Epidemiologist, Dr. Anders Tegnell talks about what lessons can be learnt from Sweden and whether or not a vaccine is the real answer to making people feel safe about a return to work. When will it be ready and will enough...

Around the world, people have been placed under lockdown. As the weeks tick on, people are becoming increasingly tired of the process, so we're asking... how long is this going to last. In the video, we explain how long the lockdown is...

Influenza killed 80,000 people last year in the United States. That is the highest number of deaths since the CDC started keeping records in the 1970s. Help protect yourself and those around you. Get a flu shot!

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, Dr. Julie Gerberding, chief patent officer at Merck and Dr. David Reese, executive vice president of research at Amgen discuss the race for coronavirus drug development at WSJ Tech Health.

It's not too late to get a flu shot! You may have heard that the flu shot this year is "less effective" than in earlier years. That may not mean what you think it means. Less effective is a relative relationship, and in absolute terms,...

This episode is in response to the measles controversy, we discuss and highlight the re-emergence of Measles, as well as learning more about the history and implications of the illness

Yesterday Dominic Cummings, Johnson's Former Chief Advisor, appeared before two select committees to discuss the handling of the pandemic... and he turned up all guns blazing. So in this video we unpack the four biggest claims that...

Vaccines contain weakened or inactive copies of diseases. When injected, they stimulate the immune system to develop immunity against those diseases, protecting individuals from future infections. Vaccines have greatly reduced the...

Coronavirus continues to spread around the world, and different countries have had different reactions to the pandemic. In this video, we compare the approaches taken in different countries and explain how countries like South Korea have...

As countries begin to get to grips with COVID, there's one thing that no-one wants, a second wave of infections. In this video, we explain what a coronavirus second wave, how it can be avoided and why the UK government seems to believe...

Anthony Fauci talks to the WSJ about the future timetable for vaccines and other treatments that business can plan for.

n this video, we will discuss the basic idea of herd immunity and what it means. Then, we will discuss the basic idea of a pathogen's basic reproduction number (R0) and how to predict the number of individuals who require immunization to...

The video discusses the process of immunization and how it works in the human body. It explains the role of the specific immune system, lymphocytes, and antibodies in destroying pathogens that cause diseases. The video also highlights...

R0 (the basic reproductive number) tells us more than just how many people will be infected in a totally susceptible population. It can be used to calculate the how much vaccine coverage is needed to get to herd immunity. As COVID-19...

In the last few years the rates of vaccine preventable illness have been on the rise. This isn't just something that's happening in the United States - it's happening throughout the world. Often, these outbreaks begin with unvaccinated...

Pandemic preparedness is a hot topic. Why might the next pandemic be much worse that the COVID-19 pandemic? To answer that question, we need to consider the epidemiological factors like disease transmission, immunological response and...