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Vaccines

Season 1 Episode 1 | 53m 07s

Discover the role vaccination plays in our growing ability to prevent the spread of illness. Travel through the remarkable history of vaccines and learn how new ones are developed when never-before-seen diseases like COVID-19 emerge.

Aired: 05/10/21 | Expires: 06/08/21
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Gertrude Elion's role in developing drugs made her a pioneer of modern medicine.
Alexander Fleming's untidy desk becomes the key to a major scientific breakthrough.
Track the importance of data mapping and analysis in the quest to improve public health.
Learn about the surprisingly recent invention of medicine that combats illness directly.
In London, Black and Asian communities face a higher risk of death from COVID-19.
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