Is AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in jeopardy? 

Why can’t politicians and scientists in Washington get along? And did you miss STAT’s first-ever Health Tech Summit? 

We discuss all that and more this week on “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. First, we’ll break down the big news of the week: the global pause on AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 trials of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a suspected adverse reaction in a participant in the U.K. 

Then, STAT’s Lev Facher joins us for an update on the charged politics of the Covid-19 response. Lastly, we’ll highlight three top moments from STAT’s inaugural Health Tech Summit, which took place virtually this week. 

Listen here.