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Futureproof Extra: Fighting Infectious Diseases

Futureproof Extra: Fighting Infectious Diseases

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07.30 2 Nov 2021


Futureproof Extra: Fighting Infectious Diseases



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07.30 2 Nov 2021


When it comes to fighting an international pandemic, figuring out how to stop the disease is only half the battle.

The public needs to be informed, understand, and be motivated to act if we are ever to get through to the other side.

It’s one of the reasons that Dr. John Tregoning, Reader in Respiratory Infections at Imperial College London wrote his book ‘Infectious: Pathogens & How We Fight Them’ - he joined Jonathan to discuss.

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