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Oct 2021
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The pandemic: The best and worst case sc...

THE TIMES
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Will this winter be good, bad, or somewhere in between? Today we take stock of the pandemic, and science editor Tom Whipple helps us imagine what might be just around the corner.

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Host: David Aaronovitch.

Guest: Tom Whipple, science editor, The Times.

Clips: BBC, CNBC, CBC, CBS.

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