Amanpour and Company

December 4, 2020

Moncef Slaoui, Chief Science Adviser for Operation Warp Speed, tells Walter Isaacson what he thinks vaccine rollout will look like in the U.S. Christiane speaks with author Michael Eric Dyson about America's troubled history. Singer/songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens gives an impromptu special performance.

100 Million Vaccinated by February, Says Chief Scientist

19m 16s

As the delivery of vaccines now gathers pace worldwide, discussion abounds about who should get those precious initial doses. Dr. Moncef Slaoui is the chief scientific adviser to Operation Warp Speed, the federal program that helped get the vaccine to the U.S. market in record time. He speaks with Walter Isaacson about the effort and why safety is the key issue.

Previews + Extras

  • Yusuf/Cat Stevens Gives an Impromptu Performance: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Yusuf/Cat Stevens Gives an Impromptu Performance

    S2020 E3113 - 2m 24s

    Yusuf/Cat Stevens shot to stardom 50 years ago with music and lyrics that were full of poetry and spirituality. The year 1970 saw the release of two seminal albums, "Tea for the Tillerman" and "Mona Bone Jakon." To mark the anniversary of their release, Yusuf is not just re-releasing them, but reimagining them. He joins the show to discuss his life and career, and to give an impromptu performance.

  • "Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America"

    S2020 E3113 - 2m 54s

    Can the Black Lives Matter movement finally lead to actual change? Author and minister Michael Eric Dyson explores America’s troubled racial history in his new book, in which he addresses the many martyrs to the cause of the Black struggle.

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