flu pandemic

Why another flu pandemic is likely just a matter of when Jun 18, 2019 6:20 PM EDT

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Despite the availability of vaccines, the flu still kills tens of thousands of people in the U.S. each year, and hundreds of thousands more worldwide. But public health officials fear that an even graver threat lies ahead: the emergence of a new, much more deadly flu virus. As William Brangham reports, the scenario has occurred before.

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• Judy Woodruff:

  Tonight, we begin a special series about the threat from influenza.

  Every year, the seasonal flu emerges and kills tens of thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands globally. But there is an even graver concern.

  Public health officials fear the emergence of a new, previously unknown flu virus that could be far more lethal and become a pandemic by spreading across the world.

  As William Brangham reports, it's happened before.