Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Back in 1918, a flu epidemic spread from an army base in the Midwest and killed more than 20 million people worldwide, including 675,000 here in the U.S. Today, the shortage of flu vaccine and new outbreaks of avian flu in Thailand have Americans on edge once again. A conversation about influenza’s impact on our lives, past and present.
Guests
- John M. Barry Author, "The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History" (Pub: Viking Books)
- Dr. Georges Benjamin Executive Director, American Public Health Association; former Secretary of Health for Maryland; former Health Commissioner for Washington, D.C.
- Trish Perl Hospital Epidemiologist, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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