The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Covid Vaccine (with Vinay Prasad)

Update: 2024-05-27

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The Covid vaccine saved many lives but so many mistakes were made in how public health officials discussed it, implemented it, and assessed its effectiveness. Epidemiologist Vinay Prasad of the University of California, San Francisco talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about what went wrong, the costs of the mistakes that were made, and what we can do better the next time.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Covid Vaccine (with Vinay Prasad)

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Covid Vaccine (with Vinay Prasad)

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Covid Vaccine (with Vinay Prasad)