Summary: <p>Sandro Galea, physician and epidemiologist, dean of the Boston University School of Public Health and the author of <em>The Contagion Next Time</em> (Oxford University Press, 2021) argues that the problems in U.S. public health systems, including racial disparities, predated the pandemic and need to be repaired before the next crisis.</p> <p>→EVENT: Dr. Galea has a virtual book event coming up on <a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/virtual_event_sandro_galea/">Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5 pm via the Harvard Book Store</a> where he'll be in conversation with Arianna Huffington. </p>
