Will there be another pandemic in your lifetime?
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We tend to think of pandemics as unlikely events, but disease outbreaks are surprisingly common. Over the past 400 years, the longest stretch of time without a documented outbreak was just four years. So, what’s the probability of experiencing another world-changing pandemic in your lifetime? Explore the likelihood of a future pandemic and the steps we can take to reduce its destructiveness.
What general range have scientists determined is the yearly probability of a COVID-19-level pandemic? What does that mean for the probability of experiencing another COVID-19-level pandemic in your lifetime?
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Meet The Creators
- Director Igor Coric, Artrake Studio
- Script Writer George Zaidan
- Narrator George Zaidan
- Music Nikola Radivojevic
- Sound Designer Nikola Radivojevic
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Producer Alexandra Zubak
- Associate Producer Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer George Zaidan
- Expert Consultant William Pan, Marco Marani, Melvin Sanicas, Nita Madhav, Ben Oppenheim, Nicole Stephenson
