Episode 1447 • • 2:30:39 - 2:35:43
1447: G.E.R.M.
Bill Gates Proposes the "GERM" Pandemic Response Team
During a TED Talk, Bill Gates proposed the creation of a "GERM" (Global Epidemic Response and Mobilization) team. This $1 billion-a-year initiative would consist of 3,000 full-time experts under the WHO tasked with stopping outbreaks within the first 100 days. Gates praised Australia's strict lockdown and quarantine policies as a model for future global responses.