Cause for Concern Beyond China? Laurie Garrett on the H7N9 Flu

The World

Anchor Marco Werman talks with global health analyst Laurie Garrett about concerns that the new flu emerging in China could become a global problem. She says in its early days, the new flu has all the hallmarks of a pandemic, but that that doesn’t mean it will become one.

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