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Mar 2023
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H1N1 Reaches America (2009) w/ James Ham...

JODY AVIRGAN & RADIOTOPIA
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It’s March 27th. This day in 2009, the US is responding to the outbreak of the H1N1 flu, which would soon be a global pandemic.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Dr James Hamblin of the Yale School of Public Health to discuss the fairly strategic and effective response to that pandemic — and the lessons we failed to learn heading into future outbreaks.

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