27. [Urdu] The Science of Coronavirus: Kainaati Chai with Professor Saad Omer

03/11/21 • 28 min

There are more viruses in the world than there are stars in the observable universe!!
We normally talk about astronomy here. But the world is currently facing an enormous challenge that can (and will) be solved through science and hard-work. What are viruses and can this understanding help scientists create vaccines against Covid-19 or Coronavirus? How do vaccines work and what are the different types of vaccines being created? Please join in this episode of Kainaati Chai where we chat with vaccine researcher, Dr. Saad B. Omer.
Dr. Omer is the inaugural Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. He is also a Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at Yale School of Medicine and the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale School of Public Health. He has published widely in biomedical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Lancet, Pediatrics, American Journal of Public Health, and Science. Moreover, he has written op-eds for publications such as the New York Times, Politico, and the Washington Post.
You can follow Saad B. Omer on Twitter at @saadomer3 and you can find his research at https://medicine.yale.edu/yigh/profil...
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26. [Urdu] China and UAE on Mars!

February is Mars Mania! A UAE mission called "Hope" is getting to Mars (Marreekh)on February 9th. It will be followed by a Chinese mission called "Tianwen-1" on February 10th. Then NASA's Perseverance rover will land on the Red Planet on February 18th. Please join astrophysicist Salman Hameed in exploring the science behind the UAE and Chinese missions.
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