33 Quotes by Michael Osterholm

The resources required to prepare adequately will be extensive, ... But they must be considered in the light of the cost of failing to invest: a global economy that remains in a shambles for several years.

Ten years. I believe sometime in that period it will happen. But I couldn't tell you why.

Anyone could experience this very severe, life-threatening illness,

It's the perfect setup. Then you put air travel in and it could be around the world overnight.

It may well be of great benefit to people who can get it while they're ill.

That means that very, very limited supply is going to become a lot more limited.

That is like trying to fill Lake Superior with a garden hose. That's just a start.

In a pandemic, it's not clear what they would eat, or where they would eat. People may take in less calories, but they've still got to eat.

In 1918, even among the very young and the very old, there was a ten-fold increase in deaths, ... There was a 1,000-fold increase in young adults.