In this episode, we&#39;re using our zoom ray to zoom way in and answer your questions about the COVID vaccine. What&#39;s in the COVID vaccine? How does it work? And how do they make it? We&#39;ll also look at how our fight against the new coronavirus has had a huge impact on another virus: influenza. And, we&#39;ll head to a stadium to learn what 95% effective means for a vaccine. (Warning: There are seagulls overhead!)

Plus, we&#39;ll have a brand new mystery sound and a Moment of Um that answers the question: what do scientists eat in Antarctica?
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/02/covid-19-flu-season/617924/" class="default">Read Katherine Wu’s article</a> about what’s happening with the flu this year: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/02/covid-19-flu-season/617924/ 
<a href="https://www.brainson.org/page/coronavirus" class="default">Find the rest of our episodes about coronavirus here</a>, including episodes on <a href="https://www.brainson.org/episode/2021/01/26/a-super-special-shot-all-about-coronavirus-vaccines" class="default">the vaccine</a>, <a href="https://www.brainson.org/episode/2020/07/28/masks-and-mouth-mist-what-we-know-about-the-coronavirus-now" class="default">masks</a>, <a href="https://www.brainson.org/episode/2020/03/24/staying-home-how-social-distancing-helps-fight-coronavirus" class="default">social distancing</a>, and how we’re processing this <a href="https://www.brainson.org/episode/2020/10/06/past-present-and-future-using-time-to-understand-this-pandemic" class="default">historic time</a>: https://www.brainson.org/page/coronavirus 

This episode is sponsored by: Sitka Salmon Shares (<a href="http://sitkasalmonshares.com/brainson" class="c-link">sitkasalmonshares.com/brainson</a>) and Purple.com (<a href="http://purple.com/" class="c-link">Purple.com</a>: <a href="http://purple.com/brainson10" class="c-link">purple.com/brainson10</a> promo code: brainson10)

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What's in the COVID vaccine?

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