Episode 1722 • • 23:57 - 26:28
1722: This Actually Happened!
RNA Vaccine Development, Safety Risks and Indemnification
The development of RNA vaccines by companies like Moderna and CureVac offered a potential path to beating the traditional 18-month timeline for vaccine creation. Experts noted the difficulty of ensuring efficacy in elderly populations and the risks of side effects when deployed at a global scale. Bill Gates mentioned that governments would need to provide risk indemnification before a vaccine could be distributed to the entire world.