Coronavirus Is Our Future | Alanna Shaikh | TEDxSMU

NOTE FROM TED: The CDC and international science community urge everyone to wear face coverings in public. This talk was recorded March 5, 2020.

Global health expert Alanna Shaikh talks about the current status of the 2019 nCov coronavirus outbreak and what this can teach us about the epidemics yet to come.

The CDC now recommends always wearing a mask in public.

[rmdthe]

"It's depressing but not surprising."


Welcome to 2020 y'all.

[_mrspanky_]

Coronavirus symptoms:
Cough
Fever
Short of breath
Sore throat
*Sudden urge to travel the world*

[angellacanfora]

"If you're happy and you know it, wash your hands!"

[elizabethingram]

Things have changed A LOT since this talk...

[clarkrogers]

i’ve gone from indifference
to concern
to fear
back to indifference
to annoyance with those panicking
to concern
and now i’m just...curious. I’m curious to see how this all plays out.

[ouchyg]

"Try not to attend events with more than 100 people", she says to a room of 500 people.

[jamieevans]

She forgot to mention don't go to large gatherings, like Ted.

[silviapaviotti]

"Don't wear face masks"
Hi, Italy here. We are not alowwed to leave our houses without face masks on...

[SpartanA]

GHO: Try to refrain attending large events with 100+ persons.
TEDx: Huh what? 🤣

[hanumanvaya]

This was good but would have been more impactful if at the end it's revealed that she's talking to an empty auditorium.

[aMhc]

Never been recommend such a recent TED talk

[jimb]

"Don't wear a face mask if you are healthy." My how have times changed.

[yoyoyoyo-qvhu]

Anyone just going straight to the comments

[computerpwn]

Hello to the people in the future watching this half decade old TED talk because it showed up in their recommended videos

[JH-qsph]

The world needs to be sat down and given an intervention

[srvillalba_]

One of the things that we are learning these days in Europe is that having a free and quality public Health system is one of the most valuable things that a country can have

[dieterlischeparkes]

Remember when we all thought that 2020 was going to be a good year?

[halo]

I sneezed in a meeting. Everyone freaked out. I’ve never felt so powerful.

[sandyclaws]

I love how a lot of people attended this large gathering in during the wake of the pandemic

[frk]

Finally someone who speaks about this virus in a sane, straightforward manner. No hype, just facts. It’s for videos like this that makes YouTube invaluable in today’s world 🌎