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Jun 2021
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Michael Lewis on the Mirage That Is Amer...

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Gaps in public health preparation and priorities appeared years before SARS-CoV-2 arrived in the US. 'What happened before told you so much about what would happen during the pandemic,' Lewis says. 

To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:  https://wwww.medscape.com/viewarticle/951399 

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story. Michael Lewis, MS  https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881554

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