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Maria Bartiromo

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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

And what we, in the interconnected world that we live in, where something emerges on one side of the planet, it could be on the other side of the planet within 24 to 48 hours. So what WHO does, and this is not a perfect example, it's not a perfect similarity, but what US CDC does is,

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

For the U.S., we try to do with every single country across the globe, whether it's improving surveillance, whether it's improving capacities for clinical care, whether it's developing evidence-based guidance to turn data and knowledge into practical advice for leaders, for doctors, for parents. And that matters at the kitchen table because just think of COVID. Take COVID as the example.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

For the U.S., we try to do with every single country across the globe, whether it's improving surveillance, whether it's improving capacities for clinical care, whether it's developing evidence-based guidance to turn data and knowledge into practical advice for leaders, for doctors, for parents. And that matters at the kitchen table because just think of COVID. Take COVID as the example.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

For the U.S., we try to do with every single country across the globe, whether it's improving surveillance, whether it's improving capacities for clinical care, whether it's developing evidence-based guidance to turn data and knowledge into practical advice for leaders, for doctors, for parents. And that matters at the kitchen table because just think of COVID. Take COVID as the example.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

How many people no longer sit at that kitchen table? That didn't have to happen. Certainly we were going to have a pandemic because of this pathogen and how it spread and the immunity profile of the globe, but it didn't have to have the impact that it did. It didn't have to kill 20 million plus people.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

How many people no longer sit at that kitchen table? That didn't have to happen. Certainly we were going to have a pandemic because of this pathogen and how it spread and the immunity profile of the globe, but it didn't have to have the impact that it did. It didn't have to kill 20 million plus people.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

How many people no longer sit at that kitchen table? That didn't have to happen. Certainly we were going to have a pandemic because of this pathogen and how it spread and the immunity profile of the globe, but it didn't have to have the impact that it did. It didn't have to kill 20 million plus people.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

And the fact that we no longer have people at that kitchen table, maybe not at your immediate kitchen table, but certainly at that Thanksgiving table or that Christmas table, whatever holiday table that you have where you bring people together. Sunday dinners were big in my Italian upbringing family. They're not there anymore.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

And the fact that we no longer have people at that kitchen table, maybe not at your immediate kitchen table, but certainly at that Thanksgiving table or that Christmas table, whatever holiday table that you have where you bring people together. Sunday dinners were big in my Italian upbringing family. They're not there anymore.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

And the fact that we no longer have people at that kitchen table, maybe not at your immediate kitchen table, but certainly at that Thanksgiving table or that Christmas table, whatever holiday table that you have where you bring people together. Sunday dinners were big in my Italian upbringing family. They're not there anymore.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

And what we do at WHO is we share information across every country as soon as we have it to have governments take decisions to keep their citizens safe. We advance research and development so that not only the vaccines for pathogens that we know about, we're preparing for coronaviruses. We're preparing for threats that may be somewhere far over there.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

And what we do at WHO is we share information across every country as soon as we have it to have governments take decisions to keep their citizens safe. We advance research and development so that not only the vaccines for pathogens that we know about, we're preparing for coronaviruses. We're preparing for threats that may be somewhere far over there.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

And what we do at WHO is we share information across every country as soon as we have it to have governments take decisions to keep their citizens safe. We advance research and development so that not only the vaccines for pathogens that we know about, we're preparing for coronaviruses. We're preparing for threats that may be somewhere far over there.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

that could end up in your community in the near future, to be prepared, to anticipate. And we turn that science into action and into things that can protect you and your family. And you don't have to talk about it every day. You don't have to think about it every day. But people like me, people like you, people who work across institutions in every country do. And I think that's a privilege.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

that could end up in your community in the near future, to be prepared, to anticipate. And we turn that science into action and into things that can protect you and your family. And you don't have to talk about it every day. You don't have to think about it every day. But people like me, people like you, people who work across institutions in every country do. And I think that's a privilege.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

that could end up in your community in the near future, to be prepared, to anticipate. And we turn that science into action and into things that can protect you and your family. And you don't have to talk about it every day. You don't have to think about it every day. But people like me, people like you, people who work across institutions in every country do. And I think that's a privilege.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

I think that's actually a blessing because we love what we do. I love what I do. I don't know about you, Vin, but... I feel so lucky to work in this field of work. I don't want a pandemic. I don't want the devastation that we dealt with before. But there's passion, there's dedication, and there's a willingness to be challenged constantly to do better. But WHO's work protects Americans.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

I think that's actually a blessing because we love what we do. I love what I do. I don't know about you, Vin, but... I feel so lucky to work in this field of work. I don't want a pandemic. I don't want the devastation that we dealt with before. But there's passion, there's dedication, and there's a willingness to be challenged constantly to do better. But WHO's work protects Americans.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

I think that's actually a blessing because we love what we do. I love what I do. I don't know about you, Vin, but... I feel so lucky to work in this field of work. I don't want a pandemic. I don't want the devastation that we dealt with before. But there's passion, there's dedication, and there's a willingness to be challenged constantly to do better. But WHO's work protects Americans.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

Our work protects you home and abroad.