When is a pandemic over?

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Published at : 21 Nov 2021
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Explore the three strategies governments and communities can use to contain and end a pandemic, and find out which method is best.



Consider the following scenario: a highly infectious, sometimes deadly respiratory virus infects humans for the first time. It spreads rapidly worldwide, and the WHO declares a pandemic. The death toll starts to rise and everyone is asking the same question: when will the pandemic end? Alex Rosenthal details the three main strategies governments can use to contain and end a pandemic.

Lesson by Alex Rosenthal, directed by Visorama.

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