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405 - International Finance for COVID Vaccines
Season 4
Episode 405
Published 4 years, 9 months ago
Description
Prior to COVID-19, the world had the capacity to produce about 5 billion vaccines a year. In the age of COVID, much greater capacity is needed. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, or DFC, is a little-known federal agency making big investments to build the global vaccine pipeline. DFC’s chief operating officer, David Marchick, talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about these efforts and their impact.