Dr. Galit Alter chats with host Dr. Chana Davis about what we can expect from a COVID-19 vaccine, and when they will become available.
Dr. Alter is a leading immunologist who studies how we can use our knowledge of the immune system to improve vaccines.
This episode of Get Real Health dives into many of the questions surrounding COVID-19 vaccine development. How effective will COVID-19 vaccines be? How long will they protect us? How will their safety be ensured? What types of vaccines are leading the pack? When will they be ready? While there are no simple answers, Dr. Alter sheds light on what the experts are predicting, and why.
This episode is the second part of a two part conversation. The first segment, on the immune response to COVID-19 was released on October 8, 2020.
Galit Alter, PhD is a Professor of Medicine at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard and co-Director of Harvard’s Center for AIDS Research (CFAR). Dr. Alter received her PhD in experimental medicine from McGill University.
This interview was recorded on October 2, 2020.
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Get Real Health provides science-based insights so that you can make smart, healthy choices. Dr. Chana Davis (PhD, Stanford genetics) interviews leading experts who share practical, science-based advice and bust common myths and misconceptions. Show topics span food (nutrition, toxicology, weight loss), exercise, infectious diseases (microbiome, COVID-19), public health (vaccines), and mental wellbeing.
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