Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

Synopsis

In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.

First Air Date: 2020-01-22

Last Air Date: 2020-01-22

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Syra Madad as N/A
Tom Daschle as Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: It Hunts Us (2020-01-22)

In this introduction to life on the front lines, doctors in the U.S. and Asia battle the flu, and researchers race to develop a universal vaccine.
Ep. 2: Pandemic Is Now (2020-01-22)

Vaccine debates rage while health-care workers inoculate against the Ebola virus in Congo and influenza in detainee camps at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Ep. 3: Seek, Don't Hide (2020-01-22)

Worldwide, scientists test animals and their handlers for emerging viruses. In the U.S. and India, doctors work long hours caring for flu patients.
Ep. 4: Hold On to Your Roots (2020-01-22)

Anti-vaccine debate escalates, and medical staff are attacked in Congo. Funding cuts hit hard in the U.S., but researchers in Guatemala make strides.
Ep. 5: Prayers Might Work (2020-01-22)

Around the world, community, family and faith help physicians and medical advocates stay strong in the face of long hours and a relentless disease.
Ep. 6: Don't Stop Now (2020-01-22)

Successes for some balance setbacks for others. Meanwhile, viral outbreaks continue to claim lives across the globe — and a larger pandemic looms.