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2020, 2020, 2020. Julia Belose, you report on health at Vox and just about one year ago,

I believe the 23rd of January 2020. We had you on the show and called the episode coronavirus.

There was a new virus and we spoke to you about it for the very first time. Can you believe

it's only been 12 months, Bluse?

Oh my God, the longest 12 months of all of our lives.

Truly, truly. And I was thinking, you know, since it's been a very long year, maybe it

would be a good time to take a stroll down pandemic lane with you and talk about how

we did a year ago. Maybe what we've learned since, what we got wrong, are you game?

I'm game. Let's take a virtual stroll and it won't require masks.

It's true. At the time, January 2020, this virus, it was scary, but it also felt very

far away. So let's listen to a bit of what it sounds like in January of 2020.

How many people has it killed so far?

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