“How to prevent the next pandemic” by Bill Gates

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  • There is really no substitute for preparation
  • WHO should have people embedded in government agencies to closely coordinate efforts
  • Being able to survey local health is critical to detecting hotspots
  • “If it looks like you are overreacting, you are probably doing it right”
  • Context matters, so adapt as needed
  • Contact tracing has been around for a while
  • Vaccines are a lot harder to prove quality than a drug
    • Generally, a vaccine requires biological processing to prove it works; regular medication can use a simple chemical reaction
  • We should plan to flood the market with a given vaccine so we do not have to worry about who is getting it
  • Not having wide spread diagnostics impairs the ability to get good data
  • Laying the ground work is very important before things happen

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