The longer we have high levels of circulation in our communities, the more variants that are worrisome we'll see, from a scientific perspective, from a public health perspective, creating support for people who won't get vaccinated, that's really damaging.

Crystal Watson

Crystal Watson (née Boddie, born April 9, 1983) is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. She is an expert in health security, biodefense, and risk assessment and preparedness for emerging infectious diseases. She is currently working on the public health response to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

All Crystal Watson quotes | Crystal Watson Books