Dr. Rishi Desai, Chief Medical Officer at Osmosis, got a chance to sit down with Dr. Tom Frieden, President & CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and former Commissioner of New York City Health Department, to talk about the global pandemic, COVID-19.

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Questions:
1. How will our current situation impact our future response to disease outbreaks? What lessons have we learned?
2. What should the general media be more focused on? 0:54
3. What long-term consequences will this have on the US Healthcare industry? 1:40
4. What specific issues led you to write the letters to congress? 2:12
5. How will increased funding better prepare us for future outbreaks? 2:55
6. Can you offer insight into how the CDC has handled outbreaks in the past? 4:26
7. What lessons have we learned from other governmental response? 5:20
8. Do you have any comments on COVID-19 testing? 6:39
9. Do you have any tips for how the public can "Flatten the Curve"? 7:40
10. Will online education play a role in "Flattening the Curve"? 9:05
11. Any tips for how healthcare system admins & workers can help "Raise the Line"? 9:33
12. What is your current estimate for when the number of new cases fall in the United States? 10:40
13. Do you believe the general public is overreacting? Is the lack of information contributing? 11:09
14. What advice do you have to offer to local, state, and federal public health workers? 11:53
15. What other roles do you think online education will play in "Raising the Line" and preparing more healthcare workers to fight COVID-19? 13:16
16. If you could change a few ways the CDC/WHO has responded to the spread of COVID-19? 13:53
17. Do you have any message you'd like to share with the public? 14:56

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