Preparing for the next pandemic
Clare Wenham, Matthew M. Kavanagh, Irene Torres, Gavin Yamey
Abstract
Make it the last pandemic," urges the report of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, convened by the World Health Organization to assess the handling of covid-19. 1 The report highlights how several governments and international organisations did too little to mitigate covid-19. It proposes a plan to end this pandemic-what it calls "the 21st century's Chernobyl moment"-and prevent another one.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicPreparednessCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Computer sciencePolitical scienceVirologyMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPathologyLawDiseaseHealthcare Systems and ChallengesEmployment and Welfare StudiesHealth and Conflict Studies