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Lessons from the 1918 flu

Laurie Garrett · TED

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About

In 2007, as the world worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, Laurie Garrett, author of "The Coming Plague," gave this powerful talk to a small TED University audience. Her insights from past pandemics are suddenly more relevant than ever.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2007
Speaker
Laurie Garrett
Year
2007
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Business and management, History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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