'The problem is tomorrow's variants': Renowned Bay Area epidemiologist predicts prolonged pandemic FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Larry Brilliant speaks onstage at the HBO Documentary "Open Your Eyes" Special Screening At The Rubin Museum at Rubin Museum of Art on July 13, 2016 in New York City.Paul Zimmerman / Getty Images 2016Show MoreShow Less 2of3Larry Brilliant in India the 1970s working with the World Health Organization's efforts to eradicate Smallpox.� 'courtesy of Seva Foundation'.Seva FoundationShow MoreShow Less 3of3Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant and his wife Girija Brilliant on the Golden Gate Bridge.Courtesy Larry BrilliantShow MoreShow Less It will take years, not months, to gain the upper hand in the coronavirus pandemic — and it will require thinking well beyond our borders, says Dr. Larry Brilliant.