Next Pandemic Within 25 Years: Vaccines and Preparedness

Uh, and it won't be the last pandemic. Mm.

Uh, the next one could be far more severe.

I mean, this one, it killed millions. It was awful.

Uh, we got the vaccine, you know. Uh, actually, President Trump's leadership was, uh, a factor in getting that out quickly and, and so I... You know, when I spoke to him, I said, "Okay, here's some other medical innovations, including a thing called an HIV cure that could be accelerated." So,

um, you know, we should be more prepared both for a pandemic, I'd s- say that's still number one. Um, you know, you can worry about nuclear war. You can worry about, uh, AI. Uh- Oh, sounds like fun.

There's plen- plenty to worry about. Uh- Do, do you sleep at all?

But overall, I'm an optimist. Okay. No, I mean, you know, it's up to the government to think ahead on behalf of the citizens.

Yes. So a pandemic, there's a lot, uh, that we should be doing that, um, hopefully we'll get our act together before the next one comes. You know, overall, the innovation in health, both in the developing countries, the rich world, you know, I, I, I love being part of that.

I was reading though that you said the next pandemic you are predicting within maybe 25 years. Is that accurate?

Oh, certainly we'll have one- Not before ... in the next 25 years. Uh, you know, there's even some pathogens out there that we're watching over right now, um-