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Joe Biden says the pandemic is over. Is he right?
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12 minutes
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Sep 21, 2022
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Do you get a sense the pandemic could almost be over?
COVID-19 restrictions are lifting in several states this week, and our lives seem to be edging back to what they were like before we were plunged into a crisis in early 2020.
So what could be coming around the corner?
Today, epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely on why there's a very high chance we're nearing the end.
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Professor Tony Blakely, epidemiologist, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
COVID-19 restrictions are lifting in several states this week, and our lives seem to be edging back to what they were like before we were plunged into a crisis in early 2020.
So what could be coming around the corner?
Today, epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely on why there's a very high chance we're nearing the end.
Featured:
Professor Tony Blakely, epidemiologist, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
Released:
Sep 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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