Lessons from Monkeypox: Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic? | BIO

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Episode 62 • Oct 4, 2022 • 18 min

Lessons from Monkeypox: Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic?

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National Security

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Monkeypox hit our shores in May of this year. How did our public health agencies and infrastructure perform? What went right, what went wrong, and what needs to improve? We talked with three experts in public health and biodefense about the threats on their radar screens and how the U.S. can better prepare for the next inevitable outbreak or pandemic.

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Dr. Lynn Goldman

Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University

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Dr. Asha George

Executive Director, Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense

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Dr. John Redd

CEO, Schmidt Initiative for Long Covid

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