When is a pandemic over?
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Consider the following scenario: a highly infectious, sometimes deadly respiratory virus infects humans for the first time. It spreads rapidly worldwide, and the WHO declares a pandemic. The death toll starts to rise and everyone is asking the same question: when will the pandemic end? Alex Rosenthal details the three main strategies governments can use to contain and end a pandemic.
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Do you agree with the Race through it tactic where the government does nothing to halt the spread of the disease? Why or why not?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Alex Rosenthal
- Director Mateus Moretto
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist Mateus Moretto
- Animator Mateus Moretto, Luciano do Amaral
- Art Director Mateus Moretto, Cláudio Reston
- Sound Designer Adam Alexander, Gavin Dodds
- Music Adam Alexander, Gavin Dodds
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-Checker Joseph Isaac
- Science Consultant Nassim Assefi , Melvin Sanicas, Edsel Maurice T. Salvaña, David Biello, Merlin Sanicas, Alanna Shaikh
- Special Thanks Alejandra Guzman
