The Road to a Vaccine: How lessons learned in fighting HIV help us battle COVID-19
In Season 2 of The Road to a Vaccine, host Lisa Ling interviews scientists, global health leaders and other experts on the COVID-19 front lines to reveal the latest medical advances and collaborations to create a coronavirus vaccine—and hopefully a return to a world without the pandemic.
In the Season 2 premiere, Lisa Ling checks into the virtual AIDS 2020 conference to talk with actress and HIV advocate Laverne Cox, Johnson & Johnson Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels, M.D., and others about the ongoing quest for an HIV vaccine and how that’s informing research on COVID-19 vaccines.
Note: This program originally aired on Jul. 7, 2020.
In the Season 2 premiere, Lisa Ling checks into the virtual AIDS 2020 conference to talk with actress and HIV advocate Laverne Cox, Johnson & Johnson Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels, M.D., and others about the ongoing quest for an HIV vaccine and how that’s informing research on COVID-19 vaccines.
Note: This program originally aired on Jul. 7, 2020.
Lisa Ling
Ling is the Executive Producer and host of This Is Life on CNN. She has also been a field correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and a contributor to ABC News’ Nightline.
Laverne Cox
Cox is a three-time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy-winning documentary film producer and a prominent equal rights advocate and public speaker. Her groundbreaking role of Sophia Burset in the internationally acclaimed Netflix original series “Orange is The New Black” brought her to the attention of diverse audiences all over the world.
Macaya Douoguih, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Douoguih is Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Vaccines at the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. She heads a team of physicians and scientists that lead the clinical development of all viral and bacterial vaccine programs, including Ebola, RSV, HIV, E. coli and COVID-19 vaccines.
Tiko Kerr
Kerr lives and works in Vancouver, Canada. In his 35-year-long visual arts practice, he has explored painting, collage, drawing, printmaking, murals, performance, set design and art direction in film. Kerr is also an HIV activist who has committed himself to progressing issues relating to drug policy and access.
Paul Stoffels, M.D.
Dr. Stoffels is the Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Scientific Officer at Johnson & Johnson. He spearheads the research and product pipeline by leading teams across all of the company’s sectors to set the company-wide innovation agenda, discovering and developing transformational healthcare solutions.
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