we're going to be in a much much better position for vaccines post Corona.

This will be a really positive story that comes out of this episode.

The whole revolution in MRNA vaccines is really, really huge.

And I think we're also going to move to a situation where we start developing vaccines for

diseases that haven't hit us yet.

Welcome to post-Corona, where we try to understand COVID-19's lasting impact on the economy,

culture, and geopolitics.

I'm Dan Cenorg.

Is there any good news?

Are there any lessons from this crisis that should give us

some optimism about how we contend with future pandemics? That's what we try to

untangle today with science journalist Jim Meg's. Jim helps us think about the promise

of the kind of public-private partnerships that gave birth to Operation Warped Speed,

as well as the new critical infrastructure we are building for vaccine

manufacturing and hopefully distribution, and how we discern the public health

news we get from political leaders, public health authorities, and the media to inform our decisions during a crisis.

We also discuss what we've learned about cultures at large institutions, from government agencies to big companies and how they can make better

decisions in a future crisis like this one. Jim's the former editor of Popular Mechanics where

he helped reposition that century old brand to become a major voice on contemporary

tech issues, he currently co-hosts the How Do We Fix It podcast and is working on a book about man-made disasters.

Previously, Jim was executive editor at National Geographic Adventure.

He's the monthly columnist for Commentary magazine and is with the Manhattan Institute.

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