Checks and Balance: Sleeves up - a podcast by The Economist

Around 85% of Americans need to be vaccinated for the country to return to normal. Much rests on how quickly the Biden administration can get shots into the arms ofthose most at riskfrom covid-19.Racial equity is a priorityfor the new president. What are the barriers to faster and fairer vaccine roll-out?

We hear from two doctors administering the vaccines: Martin Stallone of Cayuga Medical Centre and Seiji Hayashi, a family physician in Washington DC.The Economist’s US policy correspondent Tamara Gilkes Borr also contributes.

John Prideaux, our US editor, hosts with New York bureau chief Charlotte Howard, and Jon Fasman, US digital editor.

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