Short Wave
Short Wave
Mar 27, 2020
No, The Coronavirus Isn't Another Flu
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President Trump has compared the coronavirus to the seasonal flu. NPR reporter Pien Huang speaks to host Maddie Sofia about why the coronavirus appears deadlier and more transmissible — and why it poses such a risk to our healthcare system.

Here's Pien's story.
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