Coronavirus Special Report: Should COVID-19 vaccines be free?

By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell

Posted August 31, 2020 at 5:28pm

In today’s episode we delve into the pricing of coronavirus vaccines. We also examine how first responders have to battle natural disasters — fires in California, a hurricane in Louisiana — amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Show Notes:

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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., right, holds a sign while Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., questions former special counsel Jack Smith during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on September 29, 2026.

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Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., poses for photos with Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., and a supporter wearing a hat and necklace made of okra before the start of the Lexington Health Irmo Okra Strut Parade in Irmo, S.C., on Saturday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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The Supreme Court is pictured Sept. 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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