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Dr. Peter Hotez on the Struggle to Contain and Cure the Coronavirus

Season 25 E 80 • 03/30/2020

Jaboukie Young-White talks to global infectious diseases expert Dr. Peter Hotez about the threat COVID-19 poses to young people and the challenge of developing a vaccine.

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