What happens if we rush Phase 3 trials for a coronavirus vaccine? A world expert on vaccine development returns to weigh in. We discuss the timeline and status of current vaccine trials, what the government has done to accelerate the clinical trials, the dangers of rushing Phase 3 trails, different types of immunity, the role of interferon and monoclonal antibodies, the nature of herd immunity, the duration of coronavirus immunity, can people be reinfected, the politicization of science currently, mask efficacy, should we return to school, what we both got wrong early in the pandemic, and much more.

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