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Biden calls for a wartime approach to the pandemic

Biden calls for a wartime approach to the pandemic. What needs to be done?

01/21/2021

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Biden calls for a wartime approach to the pandemic

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Biden calls for a wartime approach to the pandemic. What needs to be done?

President Biden is calling for a full-scale wartime approach to the pandemic and its impact. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, joins William Brangham to discuss what needs to be done moving forward.

01/21/2021

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