20 Mar 2018

Dr Jonathan Quick: The End of Epidemics

From Afternoons, 3:11 pm on 20 March 2018

The Northern Hemisphere has just had what the Center for Disease Control calls the worst flu season in a decade with estimates that up to 56-thousand people will have died  by the time flu season is over. New Zealand is getting updated vaccines that may prevent such a devastating flu season this year.

But global health expert Dr Jonathan Quick says the world is unprepared for the next major pandemic. Still, he says, there is hope. Dr Quick outlines his prescription for  change in his book The End of Epidemics: The Looming Threat to Humanity and How to Stop It.

Ebola Virus up close

Ebola Virus up close Photo: CDC/ Frederick A. Murphy