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    How to conquer a pandemic

    Apr 17, 2020 3 minutes
    BY DR. JERRY BROWN
    PHOTOGRAPH BY JACKIE NICKERSON FOR TIME

    ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS I learned from fighting the Ebola outbreak in Liberia is that you have to prepare before an epidemic has reached your doorstep. You have less to lose if you make adequate preparations and don’t get hit than by waiting for the disease. By then you could be overwhelmed and not able to contain it. Early preparation is key.

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