So far, most vaccine production has focused on supplying wealthy nations in Europe and the United States but places like Africa are in dire need of life saving vaccines.

Dr. Celine Gounder is the host of EPIDEMIC, a podcast about the science, public health, and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. In this excerpt from the podcast she speaks to a public health advocate who is pushing for initiatives that would allow countries in the global south to manufacture their own vaccines.

Listen to the full-length episode here:

https://www.justhumanproductions.org/podcasts/s1e76vaccinating-the-world-part-ii-you-cant-fight-scarcity-with-scarcity-chelsea-clinton-peter-hotez-james-krellenstein-john-nkengasong

You can listen to full episodes of EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder, wherever you get your podcasts.