Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Guest Host: Sam Litzinger
The U.S. military is not be the first organization that comes to mind when you think about the race to create an AIDS vaccine. Yet with hundreds of thousands of soldiers stationed around the world, the military says such a vaccine is a top health priority. Join Kojo as we learn more about the military’s AIDS vaccine program and whether researchers are close to a medical breakthrough.
Guests
- Nelson Michael Director of the U.S. Military HIV Research Program and the Division of Retrovirology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
- Otha Myles Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Medical Corps, Deputy Chief, Epidemiology and Threat Assessment, Division of Retrovirology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
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