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Sep 2020
19m 16s

COVID-19 Series: Why Can’t We Stop COVID...

Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM
About this episode
What can we learn from other countries and the 1918 pandemic to slow the spread?
This episode features audio from R0 and Incubation Periods: How Other Coronavirus Outbreaks Were Stopped and Social Distancing, Lockdowns, & Testing: How to Slow the COVID-19 Pandemic. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor's notes related to this podcast.
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