In my 18th episode, I spoke with Dr. Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. His work is focused on emerging infectious disease, pandemic preparedness, and biosecurity. We talked about COVID-19 and where we are right now as people get vaccinated while variants are spreading at the same time across the world. We also discussed his career and his thoughts on how to move forward in a way that improves our healthcare system and makes us better prepared for future pandemics.