Coronavirus Watch Now: The Shot Felt 'Round the World: What's Next for COVID-19 Vaccines

With the rollout of new vaccines against COVID-19, an end to the pandemic is finally in sight. Even as mRNA vaccine technology opens a new frontier in medical and scientific progress around the world, the issues of distribution and trust remain major obstacles to widespread inoculation efforts. How do mRNA vaccines work in the first place? How can national leaders promote public trust in these new vaccines? And how can vaccines be distributed more quickly and more equitably, especially in countries with poor infrastructure?

To discuss these critical issues and more, we hosted experts Katalin Karikó, Senior Vice President at BioNTech RNA Pharmaceuticals and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Paul Offit, Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology, Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; and Drew Weissman, Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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