Vaccinate India

In episode 5, Padmaparna Ghosh speaks with Professor Ravi Gupta Professor of the Clinical Microbiology Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, where he has been leading research on the Covid-19 virus strains. Prof. Gupta speaks about what the future might look like with the virus mutating and the roles vaccines play in helping us counter the threat of the new strains.

Alia Bhatt presents Vaccine India - A series by audiomatic.in and Eternal Sunshine Productions.

In episode 4, Padmaparna Ghosh speaks with Achal Prabhala, coordinator of the AccessIBSA project, which campaigns for access to life-saving medicines and vaccines for those most in need. Achal has worked extensively in India and Brazil and speaks about the role of foreign vaccines in helping vaccinate India and the logistical challenges in distributing vaccines around the world.

Alia Bhatt presents Vaccine India - A series by audiomatic.in and Eternal Sunshine Productions. 

In this episode (#3), Padma speaks to Dr. Ambarish Satwik as they cover pandemics from the past, what needs to be done to mitigate the effects of the 2nd and (upcoming) 3rd wave and how vaccines play a crucial role in achieving herd immunity (Dr. Satwik also explains what herd immunity really means).

Presented by Alia Bhatt; in this Ep: 2 of Vaccinate India: How can we overcome vaccine hesitancy? What is the ideal gap between doses? What are the differences between vaccines available in India? 

Padma is joined by Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organisation (WHO) to address these questions. Listen to her great insights as someone at the forefront of the global response to Covid 19.  

In this episode of Vaccinate India, presented by Alia Bhatt, Padmaparna Ghosh speaks with Dr. Gagandeep Kang who is one of India’s best known virologists, microbiologists and a leading experts on vaccines. She will be shedding light on the development of the Covid vaccines, what some of the terms we hear associated with vaccines mean and most importantly why you should vaccinate yourself.

There are many questions, myths and misconceptions around the vaccines for Covid 19. In order to address some of these questions, Audiomatic.in and Alia Bhatt's Eternal Sunshine Productions have come together to create a mini-series: Vaccinate India. We have spoken to scientists, doctors and global-health experts to present authentic information to you. Please do listen to this series, share it widely, tell your friends about it. And let’s Vaccinate India.