Babbage: The parasites and the pandemic

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: Babbage: The parasites and the pandemic
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:30:55
• Published: 2020-12-23 17:30

While the world has been preoccupied with tackling covid-19, deadly malaria epidemics are continuing around the world. Robert Guest, The Economist’s foreign editor, investigates how covid-19 has affected the fight against malaria and talks to scientists in Senegal working to eliminate the disease. Also, historian Timothy Winegard explains how malaria has shaped life on Earth.

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