Four Corners Injection of Hope (Season 60, Episode 18)
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Four Corners

Injection of Hope (Season 60, Episode 18)

TV Episode | Documentary, News

An in-depth look at hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. From extraordinary scientific hurdles to extreme moral and ethical dilemmas, Australian scientists have had to overcome missed opportunities and a lack of preparedness.

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Jun 8, 2020 (Australia)

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17 wins & 9 nominations

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Sophie McNeill Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Thomas Breuer Self - Chief Medical Officer, GSK Vaccines (as Dr Thomas Breuer) Self - Chief Medical Officer, GSK Vaccines (as Dr Thomas Breuer) See fewer	Four Corners (1961)
Nigel Curtis Self - Head of Infectious Diseases, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (as Professor Nigel Curtis) Self - Head of Infectious Diseases, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (as Professor Nigel Curtis) See fewer	Four Corners (1961)
Trevor Drew Self - Director, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, CSIRO (as Doctor Trevor Drew) Self - Director, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, CSIRO (as Doctor Trevor Drew) See fewer	Four Corners (1961)
Ian Frazer Self - Immunologist, University of Queensland (as Professor Ian Frazer) Self - Immunologist, University of Queensland (as Professor Ian Frazer) See fewer	Conquering Cancer (2022)
Bill Gates Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frasier (1993)
Rob Grenfell Self - Director of Health and Biosecurity, CSIRO (as Dr Rob Grenfell) Self - Director of Health and Biosecurity, CSIRO (as Dr Rob Grenfell) See fewer	Take Heart: Songlines (2025)
Paul Griffin Self - Infectious Diseases Physician, Nucleus Network (as Dr Paul Griffin) Self - Infectious Diseases Physician, Nucleus Network (as Dr Paul Griffin) See fewer	Four Corners (1961)
Jane Halton Self - Chair, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) Self - Chair, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) See fewer	Nemesis (I) (2024)
Rohit Malpani Self - Medicine Access Campaigner Self - Medicine Access Campaigner See fewer	Four Corners (1961)
Nikolai Petrovsky Self - Vaccine Researcher, Flinders University (as Professor Nikolai Petrovsky) Self - Vaccine Researcher, Flinders University (as Professor Nikolai Petrovsky) See fewer	Four Corners (1961)
Damian Purcell Self - Head of Viral Infectious Diseases, Doherty Institute (as Professor Damian Purcell) Self - Head of Viral Infectious Diseases, Doherty Institute (as Professor Damian Purcell) See fewer	Four Corners (1961)
Jennifer Tierney Self - Director, Médecins Sans Frontières, Australia Self - Director, Médecins Sans Frontières, Australia See fewer	SBS World News (2002)
Donald Trump Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)
Paul Young Self - COVID-19 Vaccine Project, University of Queensland (as Professor Paul Young) Self - COVID-19 Vaccine Project, University of Queensland (as Professor Paul Young) See fewer	Four Corners (1961)

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