{"id":17940,"date":"2021-02-27T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=17940"},"modified":"2021-02-27T18:00:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T23:00:27","slug":"hbo-and-public-square-films-in-production-on-documentary-examining-the-race-for-the-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/27\/hbo-and-public-square-films-in-production-on-documentary-examining-the-race-for-the-covid-19-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO and Public Square Films in Production on Documentary Examining the Race for the COVID-19 Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17941\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nurse-giving-a-middle-aged-man-a-vaccination-shot-pv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nurse-giving-a-middle-aged-man-a-vaccination-shot-pv.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/nurse-giving-a-middle-aged-man-a-vaccination-shot-pv-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HBO and Academy Award(R) nominated director David France (&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZYs5xe\">How to Survive a Plague<\/a>,&#8221; HBO&#8217;s &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sDh8NV\">Welcome to Chechnya<\/a><\/em>&#8220;), in association with Impact Partners and Sandbox Films, are in production on a documentary taking an inside look at the massive global race to research, develop, regulate and roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the war against the worldwide pandemic. 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