In It Together 11/17/2020

Moderna Vaccine — A subject receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Arun Rath hosts the local broadcast of GBH’s All Things Considered.

Amanda Beland was the lead producer of WGBH News' In It Together, and an associate producer with WGBH News' All Things Considered until 2021.

November 17, 2020

Updated August 09, 2023

Promising news about two potential coronavirus vaccines have been catching headlines lately.

We heard more details about the candidates from Dr. William Chin, a professor of Medicine, Emeritus at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chin also spoke about the importance of gaining widespread support for potential vaccines in order for a campaign to innoculate the country and the world to be truly successful.

Then, more locally, we caught up with Dr. Paul Biddinger, the chief of Emergency Preparedness at Mass General Hospital and the director of the MGH Center for Disaster Medicine. He’s also the chair of Gov. Charlie Baker’s COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group. Dr. Biddinger talked about the challenges facing local officials in both distributing a potential vaccine, but also getting buy in from residents to get vaccinated.

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Dr. William Chin - 2:09
Dr. Paul Biddinger - 17:00