Talk Evidence covid-19 update - How will we know if a vaccine works?
Vaccines have been in the news this week - but when you dig into the stories, it turns out that the hype is about phase 1 trials. We're a long way from being sure any of the 150 possible vaccines being developed actually work.
In this talk evidence we're talking to a researcher, a regulator, and a manufacturer about the way in covid-19 is upending normal vaccine development, which hurdles they'll have to reach to get onto the market, and how we'll know which one to choose when they are there.
This week
(1.10) We said that covid would have a knock-on effect on other treatments, and Helen looks at some research into acut...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
What are the chances of an American vaccine?
US President Donald Trump has been pushing hard for an American vaccine against Covid-19. He's named the program Operation Warp Speed, which has many people worried that safety tests will be rushed.
What are the prospects for an American vaccine against Covid-19? If the US is first, will it make its vaccines available to other countries? And what if it's not first?
Three American vaccine experts talk with the BMJ about prospects for an American vaccine against the new coronavirus.
Joining us are;
Nicole Lurrie - senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School and a strategic adviser to the foundation working on global vaccin...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: Lessons from pandemic ‘war-game’ simulations
Next week, we’ll be wrapping up Coronapod in its current form. Please fill out our short survey to let us know your thoughts on the show.In this episode:02:15 Simulating pandemicsResearchers have run numerous military-style simulations to predict the consequences of fictitious viral outbreaks. We discuss how these simulations work, what recommendations come out of them and if any of these warnings have been heeded.24:08 One good thingOur hosts pick out things that have made them smile in the last week, including audience feedback, the official end of the Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Source: Nature Podcast - July 3, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: The divisive hydroxychloroquine study that's triggering mass confusion
00:59 Chloroquine on rocky groundPresident Trump's preferred coronavirus treatment is the focus of a new study suggesting it could cause more harm than good, but not everybody agrees. We discuss the fallout as trials around the world are paused and countries diverge over policy advice.News: India expands use of controversial coronavirus drug amid safety concernsNews: Safety fears over hyped drug hydroxychloroquine spark global confusion12:12 Are we rushing science?Coronavirus papers are being published extremely quickly, while normally healthy scientific debate is being blown up in the world’s press. Is there a bala...
Source: Nature Podcast - May 29, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: Hope and caution greet vaccine trial result, and Trump vs the WHO
01:38 Trump vs the WHOPresident Trump has given the WHO an ultimatum in a tweet, threatening to pull out of the organisation within 30 days unless unclear demands are met. We discuss what this means for the pandemic, the USA and the future of international health cooperation.12:06 Where are we with vaccines?The first results from vaccine trials are in and they are encouraging, but scientists are still urging caution. We hear the lowdown on the types of vaccines being developed and what hope there is of rolling them out any time soon. News: Coronavirus vaccine trials have delivered their first results — but thei...
Source: Nature Podcast - May 22, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: The misinformation pandemic, and science funding fears
With questionable coronavirus content flooding airwaves and online channels, what’s being done to limit its impact? In this episode: 00:57 The epidemiology of misinformationAs the pandemic spreads, so does a tidal wave of misinformation and conspiracy theories. We discuss how researchers' are tracking the spread of questionable content, and ways to limit its impact.News: Anti-vaccine movement could undermine efforts to end coronavirus pandemic, researchers warnNature Video: Infodemic: Coronavirus and the fake news pandemic 17:55 One good thingOur hosts pick out things that have made them smile in the last ...
Source: Nature Podcast - May 15, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Soumya Swaminathan - WHO ’s chief scientist is trying to fix research during a pandemic
If you’re a regular listener to our podcasts, you’ll have heard how Covid is exposing the cracks in our systems of healthcare - from showing how poorly provisioned elderly social care is, to how antibody testing issues have exposing how innovation is uncoordinated and driven by the worst bits of the free market.
In this podcast we talked to Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO’s first Chief scientist, and ask about how the world’s foremost normative body for health tackle some of this issues.
We talk about agenda setting - and how the WHO is trying to prioritise neglected areas of research, how they’re starting to set s...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: An untapped resource
Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the labs struggling to get involved in diagnostic testing, and should you be wearing a mask?In this episode:02:07 A drive to diagnoseMany research labs are pivoting from their normal work to offer diagnostic testing for COVID-19. We discuss how to go about retooling a lab, the hurdles researchers are facing and why, in some cases, tests are not being taken up.News: Thousands of coronavirus tests are going unused in US labs14:18 Masking the issue?There has been conflicting advice on whether people should wear masks to protect themselves during the pandemic. We look at so...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 10, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Why some diseases come and go with the seasons, and how to develop smarter, safer chemicals
On this week’s show, host Joel Goldberg gets an update on the coronavirus pandemic from Senior Correspondent Jon Cohen. In addition, Cohen gives a rundown of his latest feature, which highlights the relationship between diseases and changing seasons—and how this relationship relates to a potential coronavirus vaccine.
Also this week, from a recording made at this year’s AAAS annual meeting in Seattle, host Meagan Cantwell speaks with Alexandra Maertens, director of the Green Toxicology initiative at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, about the importance of incorporating nonanimal testing methods to study the adve...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
