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Rapid Response: The Covid test facts every CEO needs, w/Rajiv Shah (Rockefeller Foundation)

Oct 8, 2020

Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, has a rich background in tackling health crises, including Ebola. In this discussion, he outlines the essential role of COVID-19 testing in safely reopening businesses. Shah highlights the urgent need for a national testing strategy, emphasizing community engagement and equitable access. He also shares insights on next-gen test kits that could revolutionize safety measures. Collaboration across sectors is key to overcoming the pandemic's challenges and fostering recovery.

36:28

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Rajiv J. Shah

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Episode notes

Intro

3min

Leadership in Action: COVID-19 Response

13min

Expanding COVID-19 Testing for Community Support

4min

Building a Dream: The Restaurant Entrepreneur's Journey

3min

Navigating Challenges: COVID-19 Responses and Opportunities

17min

Innovative Employee Benefits: The Lobatical Concept

3min

To safely re-open a business, you need more than masks. Covid testing is key – and the options are changing quickly. We found the most in-the-know person in public health to walk us through the choices, costs, and protocols to keep an entrepreneurial team, and all of us, safe. Rajiv Shah is president of the Rockefeller Foundation, which has led response to health crises in the United States and around the world for 100 years (including the 1918 flu pandemic). Applying what he learned fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Shah has brought together business, government, and health officials to turbo-charge Covid testing development. Next-gen test kits are coming soon: cheaper, easier, more abundant. If deployed correctly, says Shah, they can make us all safer and healthier in 2021.

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