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The 'single biggest lesson' from COVID for governments
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August 5, 2026
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2:03Now PlayingThe fractured trust in public health institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic has "set us up for a worst nightmare," author Annie Jacobsen says.
"The biggest lesson is that the fracturing of trust among the people about what happened in COVID, why things happened the way they happened — I mean, it has set us up for a worst nightmare," she told PBS News' Geoff Bennett. "It could be something to really learn from."
Jacobsen, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author, looks at how weaponized pathogens could lead to a civilization-ending event in her new book, "Biological War: A Scenario."
Jacobsen joined Geoff Bennett for the latest episode of PBS News' podcast, Settle In, to discuss her book and more.
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