A COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout: The Practical And Ethical Concerns

With a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, we look at the practical and ethical issues of rolling out the vaccine. Epidemiologist Kurt Seetoo leads the Center for Immunization at the Maryland Department of Health. He describes who is likely to be first in line to receive doses, and what’s being done to recruit healthcare workers to administer the vaccine. Then, Hopkins bioethicist Ruth Faden talks about the global effort it will take to stop the spread of the virus.Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers [email protected] 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his [email protected] 410-235-1472