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Patty Murray: “A pandemic could affect half a billion people, more than the entire population of the United States; and that is not…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
A pandemic could affect half a billion people, more than the entire population of the United States; and that is not speculation.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Murray highlights the serious threat of pandemics based on historical events.

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