{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/953ba835-f8c3-4616-b292-e3a2adfaa17f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance: Sleeves up","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/62e286b5f9094c0011796540.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Around 85% of Americans need to be vaccinated for the country to return to normal. Much rests on how quickly the Biden administration can get shots into the arms of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/01/30/racial-minorities-in-america-are-much-more-vaccine-hesitant?utm_campaign=checks-and-balance&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">those most at risk</a> from covid-19. <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/01/30/joe-biden-terminates-much-of-donald-trumps-legacy?utm_campaign=checks-and-balance&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Racial equity is a priority</a> for the new president. What are the barriers to faster and fairer vaccine roll-out?</p><p><br></p><p>We hear from two doctors administering the vaccines: Martin Stallone of Cayuga Medical Centre and Seiji Hayashi, a family physician in Washington DC. <em>The Economist</em>’s US policy correspondent Tamara Gilkes Borr also contributes.</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux, our US editor, hosts with New York bureau chief Charlotte Howard, and Jon Fasman, US digital editor.</p><p><br></p><p>For access to <em>The Economist</em>’s print, digital and audio editions subscribe: <a href=\"http://economist.com/USpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economist.com/USpod</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}