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b'In this episode, we are joined by\\xa0Tom Bollyky\\xa0of the Council on Foreign Relations. Co-director of a newly released bipartisan CFR\\xa0Independent Task Force\\xa0on pandemic preparedness and the response to Covid-19, Tom walks us through the Task Force\\u2019s findings, including how China\\u2019s lack of transparency in the early days of the pandemic fueled the spread of the virus, subsequently compounded by failures at the federal and others levels of the US government. Even in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, we need to prepare for the next \\u2018once in a century\\u2019 pandemic. Two Task Force recommendations stand out: its call for the creation of an international surveillance network coupled with a\\xa0Health Security Coordination Committee, a new international mechanism to navigate geopolitical pressures and coordinate quick action.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nTom Bollyky is Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development and Director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. The report is the \\u2018Independent Task Force Report No. 78: Improving Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons From COVID-19\\u2019.'