New Yorkers experienced one of the earliest & most deadly urban outbreaks of COVID-19. How did the city cope and what learnings can we take to help societies prepare for future crises? Ben explores these, the Mpox outbreak and other questions with Professor Heidi Larson, Co-founder of the Global Listening Project, and Dr Ashwin Vasan, Commissioner of New York City’s Department of Health.

https://global-listening.org

https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/mpox/index.html

https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com

https://www.youtube.com/@shotarmpodcast

Video version on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/4IaKeCewryg

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