Science is racing to develop a treatment or vaccine for Covid-19. But other patients have been left behind, and some of them, like three-year-old Maxwell Freed, are running out of time.

Featuring

Dan Vergano: @Dvergano

Amber Freed: @Maxs_Milestones

Links to resources discussed:

Our episode from January: Start calling scientists: how to get treatment for your toddler’s rare disease

Dan Vergano’s reporting: These Kids With Rare Genetic Diseases Were Part Of Research Into New Treatments. The Coronavirus Has Stopped All Of It

Host:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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