Dr. Helen Chu was ready for Covid. Now she's preparing for the next pandemic

It’s been nearly five years since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a worldwide pandemic. One of the first researchers to document its community spread was Dr. Helen Chu with UW Medicine. Now, Dr. Chu’s team has a new study called SeaPrep up and running in Seattle, that’s meant to help us prepare for the next pandemic. King County severe weather shelter info is here . The hotline is (206) 245-1026. Information on the WSF community meetings can be found here . We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org , leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.