The Pandemic: Year-In-Review

Open to Debate

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🗓️ 22 December 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Two years ago in January, the Covid-19 virus made its way to American shores. And so … as we wrap up 2021, we thought we’d bring you an amalgam of our best Covid content. Our host John Donvan guide you through the depths of what to this day remain highly contentious policies and decisions that continue to affect virtually all of us. And so … from all of us at Intelligence Squared, we hope you enjoy it. Happy holidays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Between forgetting the sellotape,
0:01.6	trying to squeeze eight people around a six-seater table
0:04.1	and the cat taking down the tree.
0:06.1	Again!
0:08.1	Christmas can be tricky.
0:10.4	At least with Royal Mail, sending parcels is easy.
0:13.6	You can save time in money when you buy your postage online
0:16.3	and will collect from your door for zero pounds.
0:18.6	Whether you have one, two or twenty to send,
0:21.4	just click, save and will collect.
0:23.6	Visit RoyalMail.com forward slash send.
0:26.4	Simple. Offer end 31st December, full details online.
0:30.0	Hello everybody, I'm John Donovan.
0:33.1	This is Intelligent Squared.
0:35.1	January 20th, 2020, the first case of coronavirus
0:39.6	is confirmed in the United States.
0:41.2	Here's what we know.
0:42.5	A Washington State resident fell ill after returning for Wuhan, China.
0:46.5	The World Health Organization convenes an emergency meeting
0:49.6	and the rest, as they say, is history.
0:52.6	Economies shut down.
0:54.4	Vaccines are raced into development
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