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Quarantine Effectiveness Under Scrutiny

The SARS outbreak in Asia last spring led to the biggest quarantines seen anywhere in well over half a century. Taiwan alone told more than 150,000 people to say home. Now public health authorities are considering the effectiveness of quarantines as the region braces for a possible resurgence of SARS this fall. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

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Award-winning journalist Richard Harris reports on biomedical research for NPR's newsmagazines, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.