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"It's called Spanish flu but there is nothing Spanish about it!"

Sean was joined by Sam McConkey, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at the RCSI, to discuss how we name new viruses.

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14.54 16 Jun 2022


"It's called Spanish flu but there is nothing Spanish about it!"


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14.54 16 Jun 2022


Sean was joined by Sam McConkey, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at the RCSI, to discuss how we name new viruses.


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