We ask a biostatistician about the timeline of a COVID-19 vaccine

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Mary Beth Griggs and Nicole Wetsman talk to Dr. Natalie Dean, assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Florida. Dr. Dean specializes in infectious disease epidemiology, and explains the process of developing a vaccine — where it comes from, how it's made, and how it's manufactured and made available to the public — in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Dean also talks about the importance of collecting the right info so the vaccine is effective and safe, the timeline of getting a vaccine to the public after it's approved, and preserving the public confidence in such vaccines. You can also subscribe to our new weekly newsletter Antivirus, about the notable news from the vaccine and treatment fronts, and stories that remind us that there's more to the case counts than just numbers. We are conducting an audience survey to better serve you. It takes no more than five minutes, and it really helps out the show. Please take our survey here: voxmedia.com/podsurvey.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices