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Outbreaks of avian influenza are killing both domestic poultry and wild birds across Asia and Europe. While the virus is lethal to about half of the humans who contract it from birds, a pandemic has yet to occur because this influenza can't effectively transmit from person to person. Scientists are preparing for that to change. Watch this science bulletin to learn how research teams are sampling migrating waterfowl as well as sequencing the deadly,...
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In 2014, the world avoided a global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers -- plus, frankly, some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from scenario planning to vaccine research to health worker training. As he says, "There's no need to panic ... but we need to get going."
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As politicians decide how and when to lift the lockdown, Justin Rowlatt reports from the scientific frontline, finding out how science can help us defeat the virus. With access to key drug and vaccine trials, he reveals a race against time to help save lives, and he asks when are we likely to be able to return to a normal life.
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As COVID-19 spread, BioNTech cofounders Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci had one goal: to make a safe, effective vaccine faster than ever before. In this illuminating conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, the immunologists (and married couple) share the fascinating story of how their decades of mRNA research powered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine -- and forecast what this breakthrough science could mean for the future of vaccines and other immunotherapy...
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At a time when we are bombarded with COVID-19 information comes a moment of clarity - and a warning we cannot afford to ignore. We ask - who is really behind this pandemic? Find out in revealing dialogues with scientists, experts and activists like conservation icon Jane Goodall and environmental hero Captain Paul Watson from Sea Shepherd. Their stories combine with raw, up to date images and Terra Mater's classic, inspiring blue-chip footage, in...
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Almost 40 years after the discovery of HIV, could we be on the verge of ending the AIDS epidemic in America? How did scientists and the public health community tackle one of the most elusive deadly viruses to ever infect humans? Can innovative drugs bring new infections to zero? This is the story of scientific achievement and public health work that still needs to be done to end HIV in America.
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Reporter Hilary Andersson travels from her home in Vermont to the dark heart of America's coronavirus crisis, New York City. Meeting despairing doctors, health workers and community activists, she asks why more than 16,000 people have died in a city with some of the best health care in the world. Donald Trump insists his own handling of the pandemic saved thousands of lives despite initially hoping it would simply go away of its own accord. But the...
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It is 1918 and the end of WWI. Millions have died, and the world is exhausted by war. But soon a new horror is sweeping the world, a terrifying virus that will kill more than fifty million people - the Spanish flu. Using dramatic reconstruction and eyewitness testimony from doctors, soldiers, civilians and politicians, this one-off special brings to life the onslaught of the disease, the horrors of those who lived through it and the efforts of the...
14) After 82
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This incredible documentary brings to the screen previously untold stories about the early days of the AIDS pandemic in the UK, when a positive test meant death.
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In an increasingly dangerous age, nurses and other health care personnel are vital figures in defending against a terrorist attack, especially one involving biological weapons. Incorporating key protocols from the Centers for Disease Control, this program provides information on dealing with the immediate health impact of a bioterrorist act. Viewers learn about the origins, incubation times, signs and symptoms, modes of transmission, and recommended...
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In an empty warehouse, a dispute between two shady characters leads to murder. The only witnesses: a half-dozen houseflies, a few blades of grass tracked in from outside, and a nearly invisible coating of dust. With the expertise of Dr. Jennifer Gardy, a molecular epidemiologist at British Columbia's Centre for Disease Control, this program sifts through the science, sleuthing, and strangeness that make up the world of forensic investigation. Dr....
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Lyme disease is very common in the U.S. It mainly occurs in the northeast and upper Midwest, and is transmitted by ticks. But lately there's been an increase in the number of people infected with the disease -- about 30,000 cases reported each year. Now scientists are looking at whether weather may be the culprit.
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This program highlights the perspectives of students, workers, and parents during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hampden County, Massachusetts. Fourteen interviews with youth and adults were conducted from spring 2020 through spring 2021. These run chronologically to serve as a time capsule of the effects of this pandemic felt by every-day people. Interview participants describe their newly unfolding realities, including dealing with isolation,...
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