It seems like the issue that you're up against here is that generally, people are just sick of talking about this pandemic. How do you sell this story? And i can tell you, one of the things i do think is important is to emphasize that this is part of larger national security and we need to be prepared for that. We really cannot afford to be weak in this area. If we really want to be a yinno, the world super power, we have to be strong across the board. And covet is just an example of how bad things can beif we're not well prepared.
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but certain corners of Congress don’t want to spend a penny more on it. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel argues for $100 billion in new spending to fight Covid-19.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices