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There's 'huge demand' to vaccinate the world amid COVID variant concerns: Doctor

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Moderna is planning to expand its production to make COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Osmosis Chief Medical Officer & Former Center for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Officer Dr. Rishi Desai joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss.

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