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Dr. John Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College and an expert on vaccine research, talks with SWINY co-chair David Levine about why it was not so difficult to develop the COVID-19 vaccines, how they work and how protective they will be.
Jan. 21, 2021: Understanding COVID-19 Vaccines: A Virtual Conversation with Dr. John Moore
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Science Writers in New York invites investigative journalist Gerald Posner back for a conversation about issues behind availability and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Gerald talks with SWINY co-chair David Levine about why the vaccine rollout is so slow, what can be done about it and whether altering the vaccine dose schedule makes sense.
Jan. 14, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: A Virtual Conversation with Gerald Posner
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Will Monterroza is a journalist and university professor who has been teaching classes for three years and founded the multimedia news platform EL INFORME, a pioneer in terms of science news in El Salvador. Monterroza launched a digital science journalism outlet, El informe news, in 2015. Will was originally scheduled to be part of a panel discussion with three other Latin American journalists, but was unfortunately unable to join us. The panel discussion can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/spvHIrZ8HiI
Dec. 15, 2020: Will Monterroza on Reporting on COVID-19 in El Salvador
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SWINY co-chair David Levine discusses the challenges of reporting on COVID-19 with three Latin American journalists: Estrella Burgos Ruiz, a science writer and editor based in Mexico City who serves as editor-in-chief of the monthly science magazine for adolescents and young adults, ¿Cómo ves?; Myriam Vidal Valero, a freelance science journalist based in Mexico City whose work has been published in The New York Times, Science, The Open Notebook, Medscape, Muy Interesante and ¿Cómo ves?, among others; and Fabiola Torres, an investigative journalist and editor from Lima, Peru, who launched Latin America’s only news site devoted exclusively to health reporting, Salud con Lupa. Will Monterroza, a science journalist in El Salvador, was originally scheduled to participate in the panel discussion but was unable to join us at the last minute. Will sent us a video statement, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/ppFCz9KkPxY
Dec. 15, 2020: Reporting On and Living With COVID-19: The View of Three Latin American Journalists
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Dr. Amit Kumar, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Anixa Biosciences, a biotechnology company developing several programs addressing cancer and infectious disease, talks with SWINY co-chair David Levine about his company’s vaccines for cancer (both breast and ovarian) and its treatments for COVID-19. He also explains the science behind the vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna and discusses the interim results.
Dec. 8, 2020: What Does It Take to Create A Safe and Effective Vaccine?
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Author and award-winning investigative journalist Gerald Posner talks with SWINY co-chair David Levine about the meaning of the interim results of vaccines for COVID-19 announced by Pfizer and Moderna, the financing of vaccines, their distribution, and more.
Dec. 1, 2020: Big Pharma & COVID-19 Vaccines: A Virtual Conversation with Gerald Posner
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European science journalists Malin Attefall (Sweden), Yves Sciama (France), and Eva Wolfangel (Germany) talk with SWINY co-chair David Levine about living with and reporting on COVID-19 in their countries.
Nov. 17, 2020: Reporting On and Living With COVID-19: The View of Three European Journalists
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