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Technical Notes on Video:
Video length is 1:04:17. Richard Larson introduces the session (the video joins Larson in progress). At 1:10, Sanford Weiner introduces himself. NB: This talk takes the form of an interview. At 1:50, Larson asks John Barry to provide an “executive summary” of the 1918 flu pandemic. At 2:31, Barry responds. Other questions cover the following topics: The government response to the 1918 outbreak, and what might be different in a response during the digital communication age; What kinds of interventions are most promising today; What evidence exists that the next pandemic will be as bad as 1918; The role of modeling in preparing for a flu pandemic; The efficacy of social distancing and other safeguards; Whether the FDA is too slow to approve potentially life saving vaccines; The role of international cooperation in a potential flu pandemic. At 40:07, Barry takes questions from the audience.
