Are we prepared for the next pandemic?
This week the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ministry of Health declared its most recent outbreak of Ebola over. After managing several bouts of infectious diseases, is the globe any more equipped to handle the next outbreak? How does America compare to other countries in terms of emergency preparedness?
Ed Yong, science writer at The Atlantic, spoke to host Kerri Miller about his latest piece, "The Next Plague Is Coming, Is America Ready?" He is also author of the book "I Contain Multitudes."
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