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With Americans believing COVID-19 might end by the summer, APB speaker, COVID-19 expert and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Dr. Michael Osterholm, says that this pandemic can last up to 18 months, or more. Dr. Osterholm told CNN, "This thing's not going to stop until it infects 60 to 70 percent of people (…) the idea that this is going to be done soon defies microbiology.” He believes that government officials should not be telling citizens that COVID-19 will be ending soon, but instead, they should tell them to prepare for the long haul. Out of the three different scenarios experts laid out for CNN, they all agreed on the common theme of constant “waves” for this pandemic in the coming years.

Former NFL player, Rhodes Scholar and sought-after speaker Myron Rolle is now on the front lines against COVID-19. He describes the similarities in battling his opponents on the football field to the spread of coronavirus. Rolle, a neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, is working hard with others in the healthcare industry to end this pandemic. He said to CNN, “In football we had to prepare (…) and now we have to prepare for what COVID-19 has prepared for us. Are there antibodies coming, is there a vaccine coming, who does it affect the most?”

APB speaker and Emmy Award-winning medical journalist Dr. Seema Yasmin gave an APB Ideacast on COVID-19, updating us on where are we now in the medical world and where are we going. Not only did Dr. Yasmin debunk some COVID-19 myths, she also discussed the progress being made to tackle the spread of the virus, including an unprecedented vaccine trial, new tests and preparations for a second wave of infections.

The Elders has issued a call to action to the G2O on taking immediate and coordinated health and economic measures in response to COVID-19. APB speaker and former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, is a chair of The Elders, and she is fully on board with this initiative.

Co-Founder and CEO of Global Citizen, APB speaker Hugh Evans is creating a historic multi-hour digital and broadcast event to raise money during COVID-19. He joined Yahoo Finance to discuss the “One World: Together at Home” concert taking place on April 18th to benefit the frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic. 

APB speaker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a six-time NBA champion and the league’s only six-time MVP. However, Abdul-Jabbar is not just a basketball legend, he is also a humanitarian, helping others during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

New to the New York Times Bestsellers List is Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs by epidemiologist, COVID-19 expert and APB speaker Dr. Michael Osterholm. Hailed by CNN as “the infectious disease expert who has been warning us for a decade and a half that the world will face a pandemic,” Dr. Osterholm is the go-to voice on the public health impact of COVID-19. He predicted a pandemic like COVID-19 in Deadliest Enemy, a detailed account of the most pressing infectious diseases of our day. In the bestseller, Dr. Osterholm lays out a nine-point plan to combat “an overwhelming army of deadly, invisible enemies” to prevent “the unthinkable from the inevitable.”

COVID-19 is affecting the racecar world, but IndyCar has a plan. To entertain their fans, they launched a virtual racing series, and six-time Indy Car winner, APB speaker James Hinchcliffe, is on board. CBC says that these drivers wanted to bring a behind the scenes look to their fans with this virtual event.

Internationally known as “Africa’s Iron Lady,” Nobel Peace Laureate and APB speaker Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a leading promoter of freedom, peace and justice. She believes that the world can make a big difference with the fight of COVID-19 by learning about the Ebola pandemic.  

 Managing Tomorrow’s Employees Today: Embracing Technology and the New Workforce | By John Brandt  There’s no precedent for the disruption in daily life and organizations driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of workers and tens of thousands of executives and managers find themselves isolated, worried, and alone as they try to protect their health and that of loved ones and colleagues — not to mention society at large. At the same time, they’re trying to be productive for their organizations while working alone at home or in restricted conditions at work.