Making Sense of the Recent COVID News

This video is part of the AC2 Biomanufacturing Workshop 1- Overview and Bacterial Systems that was held by AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center and InnovATEBIO National Center. During this video, Dr. Dennis Gross, CEO of the Pennsylvania Drug Discovery Institute and Professor of Experimental Therapeutics and Medicinal Chemistry, discusses SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Gross discusses misinformation and myths, the basics of SARS-CoV-2, the different types of vaccines being developed to treat Covid-19 infections, the basics of clinical development for a small molecule vs. a vaccine, what the ideal vaccine is for rural areas and developing nations, and points to consider and looming questions. This video runs 1:30:35 minutes in length. Presentation slides are also provided.