Preventing the Next Pandemic

       The World Wildlife Fund’s Annika Terrana, a specialist in building resilient ecosystems, will visit “The Morning Show” on Thursday, November 19^th to discuss the link between public health and the health of the natural world.

          Host Mary Jacobsen will interview Terrana about the connection between protecting nature and wildlife and the prevention of zoonotic diseases, or those caused by the transmission of pathogens from animals to people.

          Terrano will explain why conserving wildlife habitat and eliminating global wildlife trade are critical to stopping the next pandemic before it starts.

          Also visiting the show will be Penny Lazarus of the Newburyport Choral Society, who will discuss their upcoming fundraiser, “Give Voice to NCS: A Virtual Silent Auction of Goods, Deeds and Adventures.” Bidding will run online from November 25^th to December 5^th. For more information visit: www.newburyportchoralsociety.org.

          “The Morning Show” airs Thursday at 9 a.m. on Channel 9 and on WJOP (FM 96.3) and streams live on PortMedia’s YouTube channel (click YouTube at www.NCMHub.org). After broadcast, the show is available on the YouTube Playlist for “The Morning Show.”

          Each show will also air on WJOP on Friday at 8 a.m. and the following Tuesday at 4 p.m. and Wednesday at 3 p.m., and is available on the Sound Cloud (click on the cloud icon at www.NCMHub.org).