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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What a rabbit plague can teach humans about coronavirus

    Rabbits in Europe, Asia, and Australia have succumbed to rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD). Millions have died. Now RHD is spreading in the U.S.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 14, 2020 • 11m Listen

    Rabbits in Europe, Asia, and Australia have succumbed to rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD). Millions have died. Now RHD is spreading in the U.S. The effort to stop RHD from spreading here is a window into the complicated politics of vaccine development.

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    LAUSD goes all-online this fall. A parent and a teacher weigh in
    1. 0:00LAUSD will be all-online this fall. How a parent and a teacher are planning for it
    2. 10:13Hair salons are closing again. Some owners fear they won't survive financially
    3. 17:11How US immigration policy spreads COVID-19 across the nation and world
    4. 27:36What a rabbit plague can teach humans about coronavirusYou’re reading this
    5. 38:54The ups and downs of shooting a TV show now
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