Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.

Documentary

Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.

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First Aired on: Jan 22, 2020
Popularity: 2.8636: 628 votes
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Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired 5 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1It Hunts Us53 min
In this introduction to life on the front lines, doctors in the U.S. and Asia battle the flu, and researchers race to develop a universal vaccine.
Episode 2Pandemic Is Now51 min
Vaccine debates rage while health-care workers inoculate against the Ebola virus in Congo and influenza in detainee camps at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Episode 3Seek, Don't Hide51 min
Worldwide, scientists test animals and their handlers for emerging viruses. In the U.S. and India, doctors work long hours caring for flu patients.
Episode 4Hold On to Your Roots49 min
Anti-vaccine debate escalates, and medical staff are attacked in Congo. Funding cuts hit hard in the U.S., but researchers in Guatemala make strides.
Episode 5Prayers Might Work42 min
Around the world, community, family and faith help physicians and medical advocates stay strong in the face of long hours and a relentless disease.