A discussion with Dr. Jerome Kim, the current Director General of the International Vaccine Institute & one of the leading researchers and vaccine experts in the world.
IVI is based in Seoul, South Korea, a non-profit organization started under an UNDP initiative and now mainly funded by the South Korean Government.
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Worldwide vaccination rate
6:39 - Why are those who got vaccinated still getting COVID?
10:43 - What about herd immunity?
15:28 - Did the COVID vaccine lower the death rate?
20:56 - What is Omicron and how is it different?
29:13 - Do we need the booster shot for Omicron?
31:53 - Side effects from the COVID vaccine?
39:53 - Should the government mandate vaccination?
50:01 - Vaccination of children?
53:12 - How many vaccine doses are being produced?
1:00:00 - Will we ever go back to our pre-COVID lives?
1:05:52 - What should people do in the next few months?
IVI is based in Seoul, South Korea, a non-profit organization started under an UNDP initiative and now mainly funded by the South Korean Government.
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Worldwide vaccination rate
6:39 - Why are those who got vaccinated still getting COVID?
10:43 - What about herd immunity?
15:28 - Did the COVID vaccine lower the death rate?
20:56 - What is Omicron and how is it different?
29:13 - Do we need the booster shot for Omicron?
31:53 - Side effects from the COVID vaccine?
39:53 - Should the government mandate vaccination?
50:01 - Vaccination of children?
53:12 - How many vaccine doses are being produced?
1:00:00 - Will we ever go back to our pre-COVID lives?
1:05:52 - What should people do in the next few months?