FUTUREPROOF. Vaccines, Nationalism, and the Future of Global Health (ft. Dr. Seth Berkley, author & epidemiologist)
Seth Berkley, MD has been at the front lines of the world’s biggest battles against infectious disease. As the longtime CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the cofounder of COVAX, and the founder of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Berkley has helped bring lifesaving vaccines to billions of people.
In his new book, FAIR DOSES: An Insider’s Story of the Pandemic and the Global Fight for Vaccine Equity, Berkley lays out the hard truths of what went wrong during COVID—and how we can do better next time. From the rise of vaccine nationalism and political roadblocks to the explosion of misinformation, Berkley explains why inequitable vaccine access cost millions of lives and weakened global stability.
On this episode of FUTUREPROOF., we discuss:
- Why the next pandemic is not a question of if, but when
- What COVID-19 revealed about the politics of global health
- How vaccine nationalism and misinformation threaten our collective safety
- Lessons from COVAX and how to design faster, fairer systems in the future
- Why global cooperation isn’t just moral—it’s economic and existential
This is a candid conversation about science, trust, and survival in a world that will inevitably face future pandemics.