Public health, trust and preparing for the next pandemic

Public health, trust and preparing for the next pandemic

Humans face public health challenges from pandemics, yet there is hope in medical breakthroughs, says Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty.

Why We Don’t Want to Talk About the COVID-19 Pandemic - Georgetown University

This story is a part of our Ask a Professor series, in which Georgetown faculty members break down complex issues and use their research to inform trending conversations, research breakthroughs and critical global events shaping our world. Five years ago this month, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. In the years since, the U.S. grappled with massive grief and loss. More than 1 million Americans died, and more than 7 mil…

5 years after B.C. declared COVID-19 a public health emergency, BCCDC says it's ready for future pandemics

A little over five years ago, a sense of panic was spreading within British Columbia's public health system as it tracked the spread of a new virus: what would later be known as COVID-19. Now, the BCCDC is reflecting on the lessons it learned and remaining vigilant to be prepared for any future virus outbreak.