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Charles Ornstein

Deputy managing editor at ProPublica

Charles Ornstein is a deputy managing editor at ProPublica.

Coronavirus (left) and recreated 1918 influenza virions (right) (Images: CSIRO/Wikimedia)

This coronavirus is unlike anything in our lifetime, and we have to stop comparing it to the flu

Health

Mar 17, 2020

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Longtime health reporter Charles Ornstein doesn't trust the public health experts comparing COVID-19 to a simple seasonal flu. Here’s why.