{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/534475f8-5c97-4666-8527-6bba1253f1bd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Coronapod: COVID boosters amidst global vaccine inequity","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/61b9f4097701000015817d5d.png?height=200","description":"<p>Several wealthy nations have announced plans to give third vaccine doses in a bid to help increase the protection of their most vulnerable citizens - but the science is not clear on whether this strategy will be effective or indeed necessary. Meanwhile with limited vaccine supplies - billions around the world still have no access to vaccines at all. In this episode of Coronapod we discuss the science of boosters, the stark reality of vaccine disparity and what this means for the future of the pandemic.</p><p><br></p><p><em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02109-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>COVID boosters for wealthy nations spark outrage</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>News feature:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02158-6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>COVID vaccine boosters: the most important questions</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Coronapod:</em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01190-w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>the inequality at the heart of the pandemic</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Coronapod:</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01844-9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>&nbsp;the biomarker that could change COVID vaccines</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>﻿</strong>﻿<a href=\"https://go.nature.com/get-the-nature-briefing?utm_source=coronapod&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=shownotes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</strong></a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}