Covid-19: When will a vaccine be ready?

Around $10bn is being spent on finding a vaccine for coronavirus—it’s not nearly enough. And even when a covid-19 vaccine is found how should it be distributed fairly? Our experts answer your questions.

00:00 Covid-19: When will a vaccine be ready?
00:50 Will there ever be a “silver-bullet” vaccine?
01:41 How long would it take for the whole world to be vaccinated?
02:25 Who benefits financially from the vaccine?
03:54 How much will each vaccine cost?
05:10 What percentage of Americans do you estimate will choose not to get vaccinated, and how much of an issue will this be?
06:44 In an ideal world, how should a vaccine be optimally distributed?
07:21 Will new versions of the vaccine be required periodically?
07:54 Will developing countries receive equal access to the vaccine, or will they be left behind?
08:50 Should richer countries pay for vaccines in the developing world?
10:01 How should we respond to crises like this one in the future?

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[vbhacker]

So nobody knows anything, for each question they asked the answer is basically no one knows..

[TheEconomist]

00:50 - Will there ever be a “silver-bullet” vaccine?
01:41 - How long would it take for the whole world to be vaccinated?
02:25 - Who benefits financially from the vaccine?
03:54 - How much will each vaccine cost?
05:10 - What percentage of Americans do you estimate will choose not to get vaccinated, and how much of an issue will this be?
06:44 - In an ideal world, how should a vaccine be optimally distributed?
07:21 - Will new versions of the vaccine be required periodically?
07:54 - Will developing countries receive equal access to the vaccine, or will they be left behind?
08:50 - Should richer countries pay for vaccines in the developing world?
10:01 - How should we respond to crises like this one in the future?

[brunoliamat]

Dear Lord. After reading the comments I'm sure the fight against stupidity surpasses the fight against the virus.

[everfasterracing]

Hello reader, I hope you stay well and stay safe today :)

[-gz]

Where vaccines were given, all death rates are up, above normal predicted averages.

[dmunoz]

Thanks a lot for this documentary! It is very helful for mid term decisions in these uncertain times, and very interesting. Also thanks for giving credits for the questions.

[keith_o]

At least people are getting vaccinated now

[rickeyclaiborne]

I hope this pandemic ends soon because I miss old life. I want to go out in public without having to worry about getting the virus, wearing a mask, having to social distance, etc. I can’t image doing this for 2-3 years since this pandemic could mess with everyone’s brains so bad we would have to live like this for the rest of our lives. I don’t like this new normal. It’s not normal.

[madk]

This video is so pointless 😂😂 they don't know anything loool

[yousafalbalooshi]

Just got vaccine and here to see the past a dark past that alhamdolilah has passed.
Thank you UAE for free vaccine😊

[elenatonchevska]

Slavea Chankova is such an amazing journalist! Bravo! I love reading your work and listening to you in the Economist's potcasts.

[dubsense]

What support is there for the people that lost jobs and businesses because of the governments decision on lockdown. Lockdown has caused economic crisis. So what will the Government do for those affected in this matter?

[spacedoubt]

Wow the pandemic is bad but these comments are cancer.

[luggaz]

This is pointless, no one knows anything, stopped to watch at 8 minutes

[marcelomoellermota]

I thank you all, very much, for your work, for your informations.

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

If plan A fails, remember there are 25 more letters.

[jennifercuddy]

States are saying they don’t have the funds to distribute the vaccine and the WH is not responding to questions regarding to.

[goognoog]

I read (correct me if wrong pls), that some people are suing the Belgian government because the WHO internat. health regulations (forgot if it was 2004 or 2005) say that countries by 2020, have to do mass simulation exercises on the release of a deadly respiratory disease.

[genedublade]

What would be the affect of a vaccine resistant strain mutated by the vaccine itself as with polio? Is this possible?

[GGTanguera]

You could not find an immunologist, virologist or epidemiologist to answer these questions?