Epidemic proportions: Early warnings for pandemic preparedness

In the years following the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2008, there were a small number of academics, financiers and economists who enjoyed something of a celebrity status as they had in some shape or form predicted that the GFC was going to happen. Whether it was foresight or they had simply done the math, they were able to show that in the time before the crisis they had said that a major shift or readjustment was looming. Of course, very few people listened, and if they did they bet on it. What people did not do, seemingly, is prepare...