Freakonomics, M.D. Podcast on the Link Between Birthdates and the Risk of Flu

In a recent Freakonomics, M.D. podcast, Bapu Jena discusses how a child’s date of birth is linked to getting the flu. He discusses the oddity with a pediatrician and a public health expert.

“After struggling to schedule a flu shot for his own toddler, host Bapu Jena went down a research rabbit hole. He discovered that the time of year kids are born has an unexpected and dramatic effect on whether they and their families end up getting the flu.” Read more here.

(Source: Bapu Jena, Freakonomics, M.D., 8/19/21)