{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/b06246cd-cc5e-4f0b-8c3d-b7274de9ca6a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Are we ready for the next pandemic?","description":"<p>As Ireland continues towards the full reopening of society with the lifting of pandemic restrictions, experts have warned that the next global outbreak is just around the corner.&nbsp;The lack of vaccination programmes in low-income countries has so far made it almost impossible to eradicate Covid-19 and the virus is expected to remain a threat to human populations for some time to come.&nbsp;Today, the world is more at risk of a global outbreak than any other time in history.&nbsp;Are we ready for the next pandemic? And, will the lessons learned as a result of Covid-19 help us to fight it when it happens?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests: </strong>Professor Máire Connolly, Global Health and Development at NUIG School of Medicine and coordinator of the EU security research project PANDEM-2.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Presenter:</strong> Conor Pope</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Declan Conlon, Jennifer Ryan and Suzanne Brennan</p><p><br></p><p>Opening music by Hugh Rodgers</p><p><br></p><p>www.irishtimes.coms/podcasts</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}