Peter Openshaw on Pandemic Preparedness

In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic hit the global population, causing lockdowns and economic instability, overwhelming hospitals and healthcare workers, and resulting in over 7 million deaths to date.In this episode Dr Charlie Addy sits down with distinguished respiratory physician and immunologist Professor Peter Openshaw CBE to discuss the lessons learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic, future pandemic preparations and how to better protect patients and healthcare systems.Let us know your thoughts: [email protected] us to stay up to date, @BritishThoracicSociety.respiratoryfutures.org.ukbrit-thoracic.org.uk The views expressed by guests on this podcast are their own, and do not necessarily represent those of their employer, Respiratory Futures or the British Thoracic Society.