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A 'Weather Map' of Viruses Could Prevent the Next Pandemic
A 'Weather Map' of Viruses Could Prevent the Next Pandemic
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48 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Before Covid-19 began spreading across the globe last year, virologist Nathan Wolfe already knew what was becoming abundantly clear: The world was woefully unprepared to prevent the spread of novel viral threats. To prevent similar devastation, he challenges people to imagine a different future where viruses are regularly tracked in groups of individuals—providing a sort of weather map of viruses. "We should have always-on systems that are capable of monitoring for all of the viruses present, all of the microbes present within a society, and that’s within reach." He speaks with Sarah Zhang, staff writer for The Atlantic, about where viruses come from, how to eliminate future pandemics, and why he doesn't think Covid-19 was deliberately released into the world. Wolfe is the founder and chairman of Metabiota and was a professor of epidemiology at UCLA.From the break: Listen to the episode "How One Woman's Detective Work Uncovered a Racist Tax System" https://www.aspenideas.org/podcasts/how-one-womans-detective-work-uncovered-a-racist-tax-system
Released:
Aug 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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