Dr. Ashish Jha: what you should know about COVID-19 vaccine development

What You Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccine Development | Dr. Ashish Jha | GZERO World

"Whenever I am eligible, I will go get it. And I think that's what people should do." Public health expert Dr. Ashish Jha believes that there's a very good chance the world will have its first COVID-19 vaccine before the end of this year. That doesn't mean the virus, itself, will be over any time soon. But when it comes to his own level of comfort in getting, he says that as soon as the FDA and the objective scientific establishment has approved of a vaccine, he'll be the first in line. Actually, not quite the first, but he'll get it as soon as it's his turn. He spoke with Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

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