John: caring about infectious disease only when it hits rich countries will breed an incurable pandemic strain (2023)
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In July 2023, in his open letter to Johnson & Johnson, John warned that if global health cares about infectious disease only when it reaches rich countries, drug resistance will grow until an incurable strain causes a global pandemic.
About: global health, infectious disease, antimicrobial resistance
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-11 | predicted | John warns that if global health keeps caring about infectious disease only when it affects rich countries, resistance will grow until an incurable strain causes a pandemic reaching rich countries. | Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson 00:01:27 |
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- 2023-07-11 · Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson — John says governments later invested more in TB research and trials, and J&J developed bedaquiline; most of the money came from the public, though J&J took some risks and invested too. — 00:01:56