COVID19 will become a permanent factor in our lives and in the lives of future generations for a long time, says Dr. Orsolya Bajer-Molnár, evolutionary biologist at the Konrad Lorenz Institute in Vienna. The current pandemic is just one of many to come, she warns. We cannot afford to wait until the next pathogen emerges, and then construct a plan. According to her "the key to prevention is anticipating beforehand, finding them before they find us".
Orsolya Bajer-Molnár studied the physiological effects of climate change at Dartmouth College, US and then parasite evolution in Brazil. Science communication has played a central role to Orsolya’s life, especially on establishing collaboration between scientists and stakeholders in an effort to prevent future outbreaks. She gives TEDx talks, is a frequent guest in the media and was a finalist in FameLab Hungary 2018.
I asked her if the Covid pandemic could have been prevented, from where the next one could emerge, is there a way to predict and stop it.
To read my interview with her tap here: https://thewisdomcollector.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-next-pandemic-is-there-way-to.html