Scholars say the key to surviving pandemics is to do as much as possible before crisis hits. Bioethics Academic Director Dr. Robert Klitzman discusses how the U.S. federal government has previously prepared for them, and how that is influencing the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus.
As the number of new coronavirus cases climbs, the requests for contract and spending proposals are slowly beginning to trickle out. "With the approval of a $8.3 billion coronavirus aid package on Friday, which includes more than $3 billion for HHS to spend on the development of treatments and a vaccine as well as masks, gowns, and other protective equipment, more government contracts will undoubtedly come soon," reports The Intercept.
How has the federal government responded to pandemics in the past?
Wendy Hapgood, Sustainability Management lecturer and cofounder of the Wild Tomorrow Fund, shares her story of leaving corporate work to build a major protected area for wildlife.
Kiran Bhujle, Global Managing Director at SVAM International and part-time lecturer in M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management and M.S. Technology Management programs, explores how AI is reshaping who gets to build technology. (Forbes)
