Episode 36

Breakthrough Cases, Boosters, and Confusion

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Episode Synopsis

There’s still a strong consensus that getting vaccinated is better than not – but a surprising lack of information on which vaccines work best, how long protection lasts, and why cases are skyrocketing in some places with high vaccination rates, including Israel, where more than 60% of the population is fully vaccinated with the Pfizer shot. Here in the United States, tens of thousands are being hospitalized in a fourth wave, and many are vaccinated.

Harvard Epidemiologist Bill Hanage will talk to me about breakthrough cases, what’s driving this unexpected fourth wave, and what’s likely to happen next.

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Guest:
Bill Hanage

Topics:
COVID, Vaccines, Pfizer, Moderna

Air Date:
August 27, 2021