Pursuit of Prosperity

Vaccines


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This episode of Pursuit of Prosperity explores vaccination. From the 18th century to the COVID pandemic, we follow key figures and events that revolutionized vaccine acceptance, delivery and production. We experience what happens when passionate and smart people make it their life's aim to secure the health of their fellow human beings. We look at how true genius can draw incredible insights from mistakes and use it to create something exceptional. Finally, we draw parallels between the current events and historical ones, how humanity has responded to deadly diseases and epidemics. 


Sources for this episode:

  • Angel of Death - The Story of Smallpox | G. Williams | Palgrave Macmillan
  • Timeline | History of Vaccines
  • The next act for messenger RNA could be bigger than covid vaccines | MIT Technology Review
  • The origins of inoculation (nih.gov)
  • Vaccines: past, present and future (nih.gov)
  • The story of mRNA: From a loose idea to a tool that may help curb Covid (statnews.com)
  • BioNTech Publishes Data on Novel mRNA Vaccine Approach to Treat Autoimmune Diseases in Science | BioNTech

  • About the Podcast:

    Pursuit Of Prosperity is a fortnightly podcast following the people and stories behind humanity's relentless pursuit of technological advancement through the ages. Created by Nikhil Nagaraj, Shubham Vyas, Jishnu Chander and Arnab Das, four technology and podcast enthusiasts, every episode dives into a modern technological phenomenon and looks at the breathtaking ideas, lucky coincidences and the passionate people behind its development.



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