Well the statement that there will be a pandemic in next few years will generally be true at any given time . Few years can mean anywhere from 3-4 to 20-25 years .
Not all pandemics, but in a political context of "things to deal with" they would all qualify.
Depending on the meaning of "a few years" (was this Linda speak?), his statement was fairly reasonable. At most it was a minor exaggeration of the significance of his position.