PBS News Hour

Why the ‘just-in-time mentality’ won’t work in public health

Scientists, scholars and medical professionals say false and misleading information and a lack of preparedness for the coronavirus has made a bad situation worse. But does the world's lack of preparation for the outbreak have a silver lining? Naomi Oreskes, professor of the history of science at Harvard University and author of “Why Trust Science?” joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.

Why the ‘just-in-time mentality’ won’t work in public health

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