Seth Berkley on vaccines, COVID, and equity

About this episode

Dr. Seth Berkley discusses vaccine equity and global health challenges in the context of his new book, Fair Doses.

Gavin is joined by Dr. Seth Berkley, former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to discuss his new book, Fair Doses. Dr. Berkley reflects on the global impact of vaccines, the ongoing challenges to vaccine equity, and the lessons learned from leading initiatives such as COVAX during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discuss the economics of vaccine distribution, the threat of misinformation, the promise of scientific innovation, and the future of global health preparedness, and a vision for str...

People in this episode

Host: Gavin

Guest: Dr. Seth Berkley

Topics covered

• vaccines
• COVID-19
• vaccine equity
• global health
• scientific innovation
• vaccine distribution

Keywords

• vaccines
• COVID-19
• vaccine equity
• Gavi
• COVAX
• global health
• misinformation
• scientific innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, COVAX

Books & works: Fair Doses

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