The Virus: What Went Wrong (PBS Frontline via Films on Demand)

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New from PBS, via the Library's Films on Demand streaming service


PBS description:  As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the US caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?


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