Our approach to combating pandemics must shift to one that prioritizes prevention of human infections with zoonotic viruses, rather than focusing on rapid response once human infection is widespread.
I remember thinking how “lucky” we were that COVID-19 was relatively mild, compared to say the original SARS which had a 10%+ mortality rate. This is a two edged sword though, because we shot our load on COVID-19 and too many people aren’t going to accept restrictions again. There’s a fair segment of society who will work against any efforts at public health now.
I remember thinking how “lucky” we were that COVID-19 was relatively mild, compared to say the original SARS which had a 10%+ mortality rate. This is a two edged sword though, because we shot our load on COVID-19 and too many people aren’t going to accept restrictions again. There’s a fair segment of society who will work against any efforts at public health now.