Working on Preventing Pandemics

In terms of neglectedness, billions of dollars a year are spent on preventing pandemics. We think that if you care about future generations, it's particularly important to try to reduce existential risks. In terms of solvability, there are promising existing approaches to improving biosecurity. This page briefly explains the case for working on preventing catastrophic pandemics and links to our many resources on the topic. If you want to see a fuller analysis of the cases for and against working on the issue, see our full report on global catastrophic biological risks.