US Leadership Needed on Pandemic Preparedness
April 30, 2018
4/30/18 – Entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates says the US government needs to develop an overarching strategy and new tools to prepare the nation and the world for the “significant probability of a large and lethal modern-day pandemic occurring in our lifetimes.” One challenge will be counteracting the misinformed texts, tweets, e-mails, blogs, and videos that will run rampant, another technology innovator recently explained in Issues, calling for the creation of a volunteer corps of scientists and communicators who can quickly provide accurate, clear, and credible information to the public.