Hosted by college student Maya Reddy, this podcast aims to tackle misinformation in an unbiased, entertaining format. Each episode explores a new, controversial topic from science to politics to social issues using reputable sources and experts in the fields.
In this episode, Maya and friend Brooke Stevens have a sit-down chat about the highly controversial, mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Maya explains the biological and immunological methodology behind the vaccine and why it works so well for COVID-19 infection prevention.
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