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2 views on balancing medical risk and economic pain

The tragedies we see playing out in Italy and around the world are why most public health officials say it’s far too soon to plan when people can return to work. But President Trump says he wants to see much of the country back to normal by April 12. Paul Solman speaks with True Health Initiative’s Dr. David Katz, and William Brangham talks to Marc Lipsitch, a Harvard University epidemiologist.

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