Pandemic report

Last spring, member states at the World Health Assembly called for an independent review of the world’s response to COVID-19, with recommendations for the future. Today, they released their report which finds that the world was not prepared.  Host Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Joanne Liu, former director of Médecins Sans Frontières and a member of the independent panel for pandemic preparedness and response, about the report.

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