Microfinance Internships - MicroCapital microcapital.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from microcapital.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
14 Lessons for the Next Pandemic
March 15, 2021
14 Lessons for the Next Pandemic One year. More than 500,000 dead. What did the United States do wrong in handling Covid-19? What needs to be rethought? We asked scientists, public health experts and health advocates to tell us about mistakes, missed chances and oversights and how to prepare for the next pandemic. Responses are edited for length and clarity.
By the Health and Science Desk
Illustrations by Kathleen Fu
Prepare for What We Can’t Imagine We must overcome our collective failure of imagination. Covid-19 took us by surprise. We spent decades planning for a pandemic that would resemble the viruses we already knew. We didn’t plan for face masks, mass testing, stay-home orders, politicized decision making or devastating racial disparities. Looking forward, we need to prepare for a much broader range of threats.