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This is Lindsay Smith Rogers.

Today, the Olympics.

Every four years, this mass gathering event brings athletes and spectators together

from all over the globe. Planning begins months and even years prior, and public health security

is a major consideration. Lucille Mullen, an associate scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for

Health Security, and an expert in preparedness and response joins the podcast to talk about

working with the International Olympic Committee and the WHO and thinking through everything

from protests to infectious disease outbreaks at one of the world's largest sporting events.

Let's listen.

Lucia Mullen, thank you so much for joining us on Public Health On Call.

Today we are talking about the Paris Olympics.

And can you tell us a little bit about what public health might have to do with the Paris Olympics?

Yes, thank you for having me, Lindsay.

So the Paris Olympics or any Olympic game is what we often refer to as a mass gathering.

This is where a large number of people are brought together, usually to one geographic space

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