The Economist Debuts Podcast On Vaccination Efforts

Coming Monday

THE ECONOMIST has a new weekly podcast on tap, covering the efforts to vaccinate the population against COVID-19.

"THE JAB FROM ECONOMIST RADIO" is hosted by science correspondent ALOK JHA and health-policy editor NATASHA LODER with a team of four editors and producers. The show will look at the vaccination efforts from a different theme in each half-hour episode.

ECONOMIST RADIO Head and THE ECONOMIST Sr. Editor ANNE MCELVOY said, “In a worldwide pandemic we are more globally interdependent than ever. THE JAB aims to help listeners keep up on vaccine development and rollout around the world, and will provide vital insight and analysis into their effectiveness as countries seek to overcome the pandemic together.”

THE ECONOMIST Pres. BOB COHN added, “Helping our audiences understand the global health and economic impact of the pandemic is a critical priority in 2021. We’ll do that with our trademark analysis and rigor not only in familiar formats, but also with this new podcast, THE JAB, and through investments in our trademark data journalism.”

The first installment will post on MONDAY (2/15), with the initial season posting weekly for 12 weeks.

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