Dennis Carroll is the former USAID director for pandemic influenza and emerging threats. He currently works with The Global Virome Project, an international initiative that seeks to proactively identify, prepare for, and stop viral threats before they become pandemics. What We Discuss with Dennis Carroll: What’s the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? Why the occurrence of a future flu epidemic is not a matter of if but when. Vaccine hesitancy (e.g., “anti-vax” hysteria) is one of the top 10 health threats in the entire world. What can we expect from — and how do we prepare for — a worst-case pandemic scenario, and how worried should we be about the current coronavirus threat? Why our incursions into wildlife populations expose humanity to greater health risks than ever before. And much more… Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://jordanharbinger.com/320 Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course! Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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