Monday, December 14, 9-10 pm ET
An examination of the overarching human dimension of a pandemic's impact on modern society. Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS NEWSHOUR, will report from the front lines of the effort to combat the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak.

This program presents an examination of the overarching human dimension of a pandemic's impact on modern society and the science and history of these health crises, in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic. Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS NEWSHOUR, will report from the front lines of the effort to combat this outbreak; the program will contextualize the current outbreak with pandemics of the past, including the 1918 influenza pandemic that caused between 50 and 100 million deaths worldwide. The program Website, a co-production with the Online NewsHour, will feature up-to-date reporting.