ZDF, MNet take part in Race for the Cure

Covid-19: Race for the Cure looks at vaccine research and distribution

German documentary channel ZDF Info and African broadcaster MNet have pre-bought a second instalment of a docuseries about the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cactus Tree Entertainment in the US and Canada-based RMI’s Covid-19: Race for the Cure examines how the world is healing from the pandemic, looking at vaccine research and distribution.

It follows the series’ first instalment, Covid 19: The Ripple Effect, which ZDF and M-Net broadcast in July.

Kevin Fox, CEO of RMI, said: “RMI, along with Cactus Tree Entertainment, have been producing the series right from the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are fortunate to have access to the very best medical, economical and societal experts to help explain this novel disease and show how society can cope with, and eventually heal from, this novel virus.

“In our second episode, we demonstrate the vast global effort to find a cure and demonstrate how communities come together to showcase the best of humanity.”