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Long Shot
Driven by a pandemic unprecedented in our lifetimes —a virus that has killed our neighbors, our friends, our families—we are witnesses to the massive international effort to create COVID-19 vaccines and get shots in arms. The vaccines were developed in record time, but they evolved from centuries of experimentation and science. “LONG SHOT: THE 250-YEAR JOURNEY TO THE COVID-19 VACCINES” travels back in time to the long-forgotten first inoculators and connects them to the research, methods, and people behind today's vaccines.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.1 stars from 212 ratings
Really interesting
Science broken down into understandable, digestible bits. Really well done!
WYQOTW via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 07/05/22
Interesting
I found it really interesting to learn about the history of vaccines including the covid vaccine. Skip episode 8 unless you enjoy listening tp selfish, irresponsible people decide to kill their puppy instead of quarantining the dog for 2 months. The episode tried to make the woman to be so...Read full review »
catmommy83 via Apple Podcasts · Austria · 02/13/22
Great pod until Puke Worms
It was a great pod until the puke worms episode. It wasn’t pertinent to the story and seemed to have been used for shock value. It was completely unnecessary. I’m sorry that this owner wasn’t properly prepared for a puppy. Maybe it would have been a good idea to research puppy owning (especially...Read full review »
msmandylynn10 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/12/21
Recent Episodes
The final episode of Long Shot travels millions of years into the past to when coronaviruses first appeared, and brings us back to the future of COVID vaccines. With a hell of a lot of vaccine milestones in between.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Published 10/06/21
Published 10/06/21
The future of coronavirus vaccines may be an engineered spike protein called HexaPro. And it's carried into the human body by a bird disease. We'll learn how it works, and ask why one of this vaccine's creators brought the 1918 flu back from the dead.  Learn more about your ad-choices at...
Published 09/29/21
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