8/14/2019 TEDxCorporate January: Pandemics http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/tedxcorporate-january-pandemics 1/12 TED x Corporate January: Pandemics "Just imagine the lives that could have been saved if we’d been able to forecast a pandemic like HIV/AIDS." TED Wish: “build a global early-response system to detect new diseases or disasters as quickly as they emerge” link link
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