Focus now on just one point.
The new experts were frustrated with the public’s disinterest in (nonexistent) pandemics. This myopia made raising money for their work harder. And their work was expensive. They complained privately and publicly. “It is easy to forget about public health and the threat of emerging infectious diseases,” one wrote (in the Atlantic, inevitably).
How could they make the proles see what wasn’t there?
Contagion was part of the answer. It wasn’t just another thriller. It was a lavishly produced call to antiviral arms. With Matt Damon! Experts on virology and infectious disease, as well as the World Health Organization, even worked with the filmmakers to make sure the script was accurate.
SOURCE: United Nations Creative Community Outreach Initiative
