Novel coronavirus has sickened more than a million people in the United States, leading to tens of thousands of deaths. But this isn't the first time the country has faced a major pandemic. How have the health and governmental responses to the 1918 flu and COVID-19 informed our preparation for future pandemics and a possible second wave of the coronavirus? Join us on Friday, May 1 at 2:00 p.m. ET, as public health expert Dr. Leana Wen and PBS NewsHour's John Yang take your questions on pandemic policies.

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