Dr. Mike Trangle

But the challenge is there really are only two infectious agents today that has the potential to cause a pandemic. influenza and coronaviruses. And because for a virus to cause a pandemic, it's got to be able to be what I call a virus with wings. In other words, it will move quickly around the world. It will be one that respiratory transmission will play the most critical role.

But the challenge is there really are only two infectious agents today that has the potential to cause a pandemic. influenza and coronaviruses. And because for a virus to cause a pandemic, it's got to be able to be what I call a virus with wings. In other words, it will move quickly around the world. It will be one that respiratory transmission will play the most critical role.

And I'm talking about effective respiratory transmission. And we will not have seen it before in a way that immunologically

And I'm talking about effective respiratory transmission. And we will not have seen it before in a way that immunologically

some of us might be protected by having previous experience so the article did a great job of laying out these events that occurred i mean i think the group for example in the zoos in new york were absolutely essential in identifying what happened with west nile they really oh god they were very important but west nile has never posed a challenge with a worldwide pandemic

some of us might be protected by having previous experience so the article did a great job of laying out these events that occurred i mean i think the group for example in the zoos in new york were absolutely essential in identifying what happened with west nile they really oh god they were very important but west nile has never posed a challenge with a worldwide pandemic

You know, it's going to cause problems. It's going to continue to cause problems, but that's not where it's at. Mpox, you know, unless Mpox takes on a virus with wings-like issue where it's respiratorily transmitted, you know, contact, particularly sexual contact, will not be a reason for a worldwide pandemic.

You know, it's going to cause problems. It's going to continue to cause problems, but that's not where it's at. Mpox, you know, unless Mpox takes on a virus with wings-like issue where it's respiratorily transmitted, you know, contact, particularly sexual contact, will not be a reason for a worldwide pandemic.

So I think that one of the things that we need to understand is, you know, what are the diseases that kill us? What are the diseases that hurt us? What are the diseases that concern us? What are the diseases that scare us? And how do we distinguish between them all? And so I would say right now, we need to focus heavily on coronavirus and influenza.

So I think that one of the things that we need to understand is, you know, what are the diseases that kill us? What are the diseases that hurt us? What are the diseases that concern us? What are the diseases that scare us? And how do we distinguish between them all? And so I would say right now, we need to focus heavily on coronavirus and influenza.

And today I have the lead article out in Foreign Affairs. on our lack of preparedness for influenza or coronavirus pandemics of the future, and really goes into what we need to do. You know, our influenza and coronavirus vaccines are good vaccines, but they're not great. They lack long-term durability, easily evaded with new variants or new strains, and We don't really understand that yet.

And today I have the lead article out in Foreign Affairs. on our lack of preparedness for influenza or coronavirus pandemics of the future, and really goes into what we need to do. You know, our influenza and coronavirus vaccines are good vaccines, but they're not great. They lack long-term durability, easily evaded with new variants or new strains, and We don't really understand that yet.

We're still using, for influenza, largely 1940s technology. We make it in chicken eggs. I mean, it's crazy. So we can do a lot better. And so I think that's what we want to focus on. So taking pandemics off the table would mean having... coronavirus and influenza vaccines that could be pre-delivered, meaning that, you know, they cover such a broad brush.

We're still using, for influenza, largely 1940s technology. We make it in chicken eggs. I mean, it's crazy. So we can do a lot better. And so I think that's what we want to focus on. So taking pandemics off the table would mean having... coronavirus and influenza vaccines that could be pre-delivered, meaning that, you know, they cover such a broad brush.

If I got vaccinated today, no matter what Mother Nature threw at us tomorrow, we'd have some pretty good protection. And I actually believe that's possible. Our center at the University of Sidra actually leads the world in that we are responsible for the overall influenza vaccine roadmap work, as well as the coronavirus vaccine roadmap. So WHO, NIH, All these use our materials.

If I got vaccinated today, no matter what Mother Nature threw at us tomorrow, we'd have some pretty good protection. And I actually believe that's possible. Our center at the University of Sidra actually leads the world in that we are responsible for the overall influenza vaccine roadmap work, as well as the coronavirus vaccine roadmap. So WHO, NIH, All these use our materials.

And we have seen real advancements made in these vaccines, but we're still a decade or more away from really having game-changing flu vaccines at the rate of we're supporting it right now.

And we have seen real advancements made in these vaccines, but we're still a decade or more away from really having game-changing flu vaccines at the rate of we're supporting it right now.

So I think that article was helpful in illustrating how, in the meantime, we're still going to have a lot of these skirmishes that show up that still are challenges, and they're still very important, but they're not pandemic-causing. And, you know, one day maybe there'll be a new virus class that will come into play that will be a pandemic virus.

So I think that article was helpful in illustrating how, in the meantime, we're still going to have a lot of these skirmishes that show up that still are challenges, and they're still very important, but they're not pandemic-causing. And, you know, one day maybe there'll be a new virus class that will come into play that will be a pandemic virus.