Epidemiologist: Complete Lockdown Won’t Solve Coronavirus Crisis

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Heard On The Morning Show
Woman holds flag out a window in quarantine
A woman holds a flag out a window as she remains under quarantine at a retirement community to fight the new coronavirus Monday, April 6, 2020, in San Diego. Gregory Bull/AP Photo

As Americans across the nation shelter in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, an international leader in epidemiology says a prolonged lockdown could lead to something worse — an inability to produce the basics needed to sustain life. He tells us how we can more realistically combat COVID-19.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Laura Pavin Producer
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Michael Osterholm Guest

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