How To Prevent The Next Pandemic

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The core of Gates’s proposal is the creation of a permanent, high-level team of experts he calls GERM (Global Epidemic Response and Mobilization). This team would be tasked with full-time monitoring for potential outbreaks, coordinating international responses, and running regular “germ games” (simulations) to keep governments prepared. Gates argues that by investing roughly $1 billion a year in such a system, we could save the trillions of dollars and millions of lives lost during a major health crisis.