Access Quote by Laurie Garrett

There's never been a pandemic which hasn't exploited a change in the way we live - politics, social structure, technological change, warfare, it's always…

— Norman Swan

To be clear, from an epidemiological perspective, there shouldn't be any mass gatherings during a pandemic.

— Leana S. Wen

The fact that there was no catastrophic pandemic in recent history does not mean there won't be another one. And we are certainly not…

— Bill Gates

As a nation, we are not good at long-term planning, and no wonder: Our political system insists that every president be allowed to appoint…

— Anne Applebaum

After all it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic.

— Margaret Chan

It takes a variety of strategies and initiatives to address this pandemic. It's about life and death and the survival of humanity.

— Barbara Lee

With infectious disease, without vaccines, there's no safety in numbers.

— Seth Berkley

The covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that infectious diseases know no borders.

— Abigail Spanberger

Pandemic influenza is by nature an international issue; it requires an international solution.

— Margaret Chan

This pandemic is a global war. It has affected the entire world. Those countries which had lifted the lockdown in haste thinking that it…

— Uddhav Thackeray

Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world.

— Margaret Chan

There is nothing new about the sudden enthusiasm for aggressive government intervention during a health crisis. Throughout history, pandemics have led to an expansion…

— Anne Applebaum