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The Respiratory Futures Podcast · Sep 17, 2025 · 27 min

Peter Openshaw on Pandemic Preparedness

In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic hit the global population, causing lockdowns and economic instability, overwhelming hospitals and healthcare workers, and resulting in over 7 million deaths to date. In this episode Dr Charlie Addy sits down with distinguished respiratory physician and immunologist Professor Peter Openshaw CBE to discuss the lessons learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic, future pandemic preparations and how to better protect patients and healthcare systems. Let us know your thoughts: podcast@respiratoryfutures.org.uk Follow us to stay up to date @BritishThoracicSociety on Facebook and LinkedIn respiratoryfutures.org.uk brit-thoracic.org.uk The views expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily represent those of their employer, Respiratory Futures or the British Thoracic Society.

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In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic hit the global population, causing lockdowns and economic instability, overwhelming hospitals and healthcare workers, and resulting in over 7 million deaths to date.

In this episode Dr Charlie Addy sits down with distinguished respiratory physician and immunologist Professor Peter Openshaw CBE to discuss the lessons learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic, future pandemic preparations and how to better protect patients and healthcare systems.

Let us know your thoughts: podcast@respiratoryfutures.org.uk

Follow us to stay up to date @BritishThoracicSociety on Facebook and LinkedIn

respiratoryfutures.org.uk

brit-thoracic.org.uk 


The views expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily represent those of their employer, Respiratory Futures or the British Thoracic Society.

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