There is no doubt among experts that another pandemic is coming, but the goodwill and sacrifice of healthcare workers has been eroded by disrespect.
has supported the need for a sweeping inquiry into how our nation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal should not be to lay blame but to learn lessons by asking uncomfortable questions about whether we should make different decisions when the next pandemic strikes.
that create perfect breeding grounds for pandemic-causing viruses – including population increases, bigger cities, better-connected global markets and migration.believes that despite the lessons of COVID-19, NSW is even less prepared and it has called for a pandemic combat agency similar to the armed forces or fire brigades, and for greater transparency to prepare for the next virulent pathogen and the misinformation that occasioned such damage.
As Aubusson and Ward report, the experts fear the biggest threat to our pandemic defences will be the absence of our greatest strength during COVID, the population’s solidarity and its willingness to follow public health orders for the common good.That said, Greg Dore, professor of infectious diseases and epidemiology at the Kirby Institute, said the reluctance to adhere to restrictions again may, in part, be appropriate.
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