You Probably Aren’t Going to Get the Plague
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The RecapPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Wired: “You Probably Aren’t Going to Get the Plague”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 7:16 PM ET on The Recap, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
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- WiredYou Probably Aren’t Going to Get the Plague
What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWired reports: You Probably Aren’t Going to Get the Plague.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe death of a lab worker in Russia has authorities looking at whether plague played a role. Even if it did, though, the odds of it spreading are very low.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMarkets will have opinions about that.
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