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Vaccine Science, Race And Mathematical Modeling

Today’s “Think” show is dedicated to talking with experts to try to explain some of the more mysterious elements of the coronavirus. Host Krys Boyd talks with Dr. Peter Hotez, founding dean and chief of the Baylor College of Medicine National School of Tropical Medicine, about the push for a COVID-19 vaccine. Wired senior correspondent Adam Rogers talks about the math behind epidemiological models. And Courtney Cogburn, associate professor of social work at Columbia University, discusses why black and Latino Americans are disproportionately affected.