About The Author
Caitlin Rivers is an epidemiologist who specializes in outbreak science. She advocated for the creation of a National Center for Epidemic Forecasting, which was announced as policy in the first national security directive signed by President Biden. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rivers participated in influential reports that were guiding the US pandemic response. She has written for or has been featured in media such as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Science, Wired, Foreign Affairs, Vox, and NPR.
