Dr. Alfred Sommer, recipient of the American equivalent of the Nobel Prize, Dean Emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and pioneer of the Vitamin A research that continues to save the sight and lives of nearly half a million women and children across the world each year, takes us through his journey of discovery, resistance and success in achieving what is now known as one of the greatest medical advancements of all time. In this episode, we talk Covid and how his work was utilized by Dr. Fauci through several pandemics, how baseball played a role, and an escape from the Philippines by his team due to resistance early on. Join us as Dr. Sommer walks us through his incredible career and the story of Vitamin A.