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The Road to a Vaccine, Ep. 3: Why is COVID-19 Hitting Minority Communities So Hard?

The Road to a Vaccine, Ep. 3: Why is COVID-19 Hitting Minority Communities So Hard?

Published 04-30-20

Submitted by Johnson & Johnson

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This new eight-episode educational video series will examine the latest efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and break down the complex process of developing a vaccine.

Each week our host Lisa Ling will talk to leading scientists and researchers, healthcare workers on the front lines and public health experts around the world working collaboratively to help bring an end to the deadly pandemic.

This week in Episode 3, Lisa Ling interviews National Academies member and University of Connecticut professor Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., to learn what his new coronavirus study reveals. Plus, what’s needed to mass-produce a vaccine.

Tune in live at 12 pm EDT Tuesdays on JNJ.comFacebookLinkedIn or Twitter. Come back to this page at any time to watch a replay.

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