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Why I’m Not Worried About Dying From a Superbug, and You Shouldn’t Be, Either

BRING IT ON

Despite a frenzy of frightening headlines, a new superbug showing up in hospitals doesn’t pose a threat to your health. By Dr. Kent Sepkowitz.

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Pity the poor public-health official: in the midst of an epidemic, he must adopt a soothing avuncular tone of near-boredom, a “we’ve seen this, not to worry” sort of yawn to calm people who otherwise seem ready to run screaming into the streets.

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