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A radical plan could solve a historic global health inequity.\xa0Countries in the global south who waited for more than a year for ample supplies of Covid vaccines\xa0have banded together to make mRNA vaccines locally.\xa0If successful, they could end a dangerous dependency on wealthy nations and help stop\xa0pandemics before they start.\nIn a special episode, supported by the Pulitzer Center, journalist Amy Maxmen shares her reporting from southern Africa about the inspiring project led by the WHO that\u2019s made fast progress. But it could fail, and a global imbalance will remain, if Big Pharma has its way. Find out what\u2019s at stake.\nGuests:\nAmy Maxmen\xa0-\xa0Award-winning science journalist, Edward R. Murrow press fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the Nature article, "The Radical Plan for Vaccine Equity"\nPetro Terblanche\xa0-\xa0Managing Director, Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines in Cape Town, South Africa\nKondwani Charles Jambo\xa0-\xa0Senior Lecturer and immunologist at the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme in Blantyre, Malawi\nBarney Graham\xa0-\xa0Former deputy director at the Vaccine Research Center at NIH and professor of medicine and microbiology immunology biochemistry at Morehouse School of Medicine\nEmile Hendricks\xa0-\xa0Research technologist at Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines in Cape Town, South Africa\nAchal Prabhala\xa0-\xa0Fellow at the Shuttleworth Foundation, Coordinator at\xa0AccessIBSA, a medicines-access initiative in Bengaluru, India\nPatrick Tippoo\xa0-\xa0Head of Science and Innovation at Biovac in Cape Town, South Africa, founding member of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI)\nHarrison Chauluka -\xa0chief of the Mkunda village in Malawi\nAgnes Joni -\xa0farmer in Chiradzulu, Malawi\nProphet Dauda\xa0-\xa0translator and writer in Blantyre, Malawi\xa0\n\xa0\nThanks to the Pulitzer Center for help supporting this episode of Big Picture Science\nFeaturing music by\xa0Dewey Dellay\xa0and\xa0Jun Miyake\nBig Picture Science is part of the\xa0Airwave Media\xa0podcast network.\xa0Please contact\xa0sales@advertisecast.com\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices