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Dec 23, 2024 8 min

Bird Flu, Pneumonia: It's Time For Weekly Virus Reports

from The Opinions Hosted by New York Times Opinion

Flu season has arrived again, and we still lack mainstream communication systems about risk levels and how to protect ourselves from seasonal viruses and emerging threats like bird flu. In this episode of “The Opinions,” the epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers argues that public health professionals should take a page from meteorologists and broadcast virus reports like weather reports. Thoughts? Email us at [email protected].

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An epidemiologist on what public health officials can learn from meteorologists.

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