Pandemic Shutdown 2025. Catastrophic contagion was described on its website as a teaching. The head of the world health organization urged countries across the globe to prepare for the next pandemic, warning that future health emergencies could be even worse.

The pandemic also shined a light on vast health inequities, led to economic disruption, and spawned vitriolic politics on everything from masks to vaccines to school closures. Our world in the next 5 years” video series features leading scholars discussing how coronavirus will change health care and international relations, education, and urban.