Daughter Willow, for example, asked guest Dr. The show went on to feature appearances from experts who explained elements of pandemics and the coronavirus to the family. Smith went on to provide an example of a hospital being overwhelmed with patients, saying that if “50 people show up in that hospital at one time to get 40 beds, now you have 10 people in critical condition,” which could make the “mortality rate through the roof.”
“It really changed my life and how I looked at the world, and there’s basic concepts that people do not understand.” “There was a basic foundational comprehension of viruses and viral pathogens that I developed,” he said. His part in the film, Smith said, required research that included a trip to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that made him realize the severe impact a pandemic could have on the healthcare system and society at large. “So I wanted us to have the opportunity to go through the basics and bring in the experts.”
“I wanted to do this because in 2008 I made I Am Legend, so I feel responsible for a lot of the misinformation,” Smith said on the program.
