A Nobel prize winner explains coronavirus

Professor Peter Doherty won the Nobel prize for his research on how our bodies fight off viruses. Today, we ask him what makes Covid-19 different from other infections, how it damages our bodies, and what we should be doing now to prepare for the next pandemic. 

Guest: Professor Peter Doherty.

Background reading:

The pandemic we had to have in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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