Preparing for the Next Pandemic

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Covid-19 taught the world a tough lesson: if we aren't prepared for a viral threat, the consequences can be catastrophic. But what does it mean to be truly prepared? The question feels more urgent now that public health officials warn that many of us may experience another pandemic in our lifetimes. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta turns to former F.D.A. Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who anticipated our current crisis and offers specific recommendations for preventing the next one. They talk about why Dr. Gottlieb believes future pandemics should be viewed as a matter of national security, and what all of us can do to prepare in our own lives. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Years ago, my wife and I got into a little disagreement.
0:05.0	You see, we had just moved into a new home and we were getting settled.
0:09.0	We unpacked the boxes, we moved furniture around, we set up our Wi-Fi.
0:14.0	And as we were making our way through this seemingly endless to-do list,
0:18.0	we got to a task that neither of us had really thought about before.
0:22.0	The house needed a lightning rod.
0:25.0	We called around to get a quote and once we found out it could cost more than $1,000,
0:34.0	my wife started to think it was too expensive, might not be worth it.
0:39.0	She felt like it was too much to pay for something we would probably never need.
0:44.0	I, on the other hand, had a very different take on this.
0:48.0	All I could imagine is what would happen if our house did get struck by lightning.
0:54.0	In that case, the lightning rod wouldn't just pay for itself,
0:57.0	it might be among the greatest investments we'd ever made in our lives.
1:04.0	That disagreement led to lots of conversations and ultimately lots of insights,
1:10.0	including into a question we now all have to face.
1:14.0	When it comes to being prepared, in any facet of life,
1:18.0	how can we weigh our concerns and priorities in the present,
1:22.0	without losing sight of the future?
1:25.0	I've been thinking about this a lot in the context of the pandemic.
1:29.0	Before COVID-19, public health experts had long anticipated another viral threat.
1:35.0	The United States and many other countries had even taken measures to prepare for one.
1:40.0	And yet, when you look at the total number of coronavirus cases and deaths around the world,
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