(This virtual conversation, hosted by TED technology curator Simone Ross, was recorded March 12, 2021.) Biotech entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shares lessons learned from the global effort to develop COVID-19 vaccines: namely, the power of collaboration and the importance of equitable access to health care. Learn more about the innovative partnerships that helped create the vaccines -- and how India became a crucial player in the supply chain delivering millions of doses to the world.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: The global cooperation that accelerated the COVID-19 vaccines

The global cooperation that accelerated the COVID-19 vaccines

COVID highlighted our interconnectedness, revealing health system frailties and the importance of equitable global healthcare.

Innovation during the pandemic was fueled by small biotechs and global cooperation, underscoring the need for equitable vaccine access.

COVID-19 underscores the necessity of global health equity and robust international cooperation for pandemic preparedness.