Shifting focus back to public health, Anand predicted that the 2025-2026 timeline would see a dangerous resurgence of respiratory pathogens. He explicitly warned of new waves of influenza and tuberculosis, indicating a health crisis that would pose a severe global risk.

Medical data confirmed a staggering 30-year high in incidence rates for influenza (specifically the H3N2 subclade K virus) and RSV, alongside a massive global spike in tuberculosis notifications.