A catastrophic loss in biodiversity, reckless destruction of wildland and warming temperatures have allowed disease to explode. Ignoring the connection between climate change and pandemics would be “dangerous delusion,” one scientist said.
Scientists warn of modern challenges that will affect the impact of the next global pandemic, among them changing population demographics, antibiotic resistance and climate change.
In a meeting at the White House last month, the philanthropist said he tried to get Trump interested in helping to develop a universal flu vaccine — and also to buy into the importance of pandemic preparedness.
