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27 Feb 2020 · 2 min
Dr. Celine Gounder and Ron Klain, who coordinated the U.S. Ebola response, launch a podcast on COVID-19 with daily news and analysis from top epidemiologists. They'll draw on history, anthropology, and economics to explain the pandemic's broader context. First episode drops Friday, February 28.
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I'm Dr. Celine Gounder.
And I'm Ron Klain.
And this is Epidemic.
On this show, we'll bring you the latest news and analysis about what's happening with the coronavirus epidemic. And you'll get to hear from some of the world's leading infectious disease and public health experts.
We'll also help you understand the bigger context. We'll bring you diverse angles from history and anthropology to politics and economics. Depth and texture you won't get elsewhere.
But first, a little bit about us. Celine and I met back in 2014.
I'm an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist. I spent the earlier part of my career working on tuberculosis and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. I later served as assistant commissioner for tuberculosis in New York City. I started covering the Ebola epidemic in my writing and on TV in June of 2014. Before I went over to Guinea as an Ebola aid worker myself.
I've worked in government for most of my career, and in October 2014, President Obama asked me to serve as the White House Ebola Response Coordinator.
It's a small world when it comes to people working on Ebola, so inevitably, Ron and I crossed paths.
It's been almost 5 years since that epidemic in West Africa ended. You would think that the world and the United States would have used that time to get ready for the next epidemic. But, as we learn each day, sadly, that is not true.
As we transition from regional epidemics to a full-on pandemic, we're going to see coronavirus spread here in the United States. But there are things we can do to prepare to take care of ourselves, our families, and our communities.
We also need to see how our government is doing in the job to fight the disease and protect us here in the United States. Are the right people making the right decisions using the right science?
So join us starting Friday, February 28th, and start tweeting us your questions @CelineGounder or @RonaldKlein. That's C-E-L-I-N-E G-O-U-N-D-E-R or R-O-N-A-L-D K-L-A-I-N. Every week we'll answer a few. I'm Dr. Celine Gounder.
And I'm Ron Klain.
This is Epidemic.