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South Korea Scrambles to Contain MERS Outbreak
In South Korea, two people are dead, 1300 have been quarantined and 500 schools have closed their doors — all because of an outbreak of MERS , or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. There's no vaccine and no cure. Laurie Garrett is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, now senior fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations .
By Warren Olney • • 6m ListenIn South Korea, two people are dead, 1300 have been quarantined and 500 schools have closed their doors — all because of an outbreak of MERS, or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. There's no vaccine and no cure. Laurie Garrett is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, now senior fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Special thanks to Sarah Sweeney for production assistance.
