Five years after COVID became a pandemic, are we ready for the next one?

Trying to understand the funding structure of the U.S. health system goes on to understand how it is still a system based on private insurance and provision of services. And so it goes on despite the fact that several Democratic presidents, notably Obama and to a lesser extent Clinton, have tried to implement changes aimed at guaranteeing real access to health services in this country. Despite these attempts, that U.S. system remains the most in…

Five years after COVID became a pandemic, are we ready for the next one?

Some experts say Trump administration cuts to medical funding and aid organizations could mean the next novel virus becomes a pandemic sooner.

Barbora Macková, the chief hygienist and director of the State Institute of Health (SZÚ), openly admitted in Rozstřel that the Czech Republic is not sufficiently prepared for another pandemic. Although there has been talk in recent years about the need to strengthen the hygiene service, no fundamental changes have been made, according to her. According to Macková, the main problem is the lack of finances and experts.

Opinion: Five years after the pandemic

5 years since Covid was declared a pandemic, we’re still poorly prepared for the next one - Aged Care Insite

On March 11 2020, as Covid continued to spread rapidly around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared a pandemic. More than 7 million people have since died from Covid. The virus, and the public health measures enacted to control it, have had far-reaching effects on societies around the world. Five years on, the virus continues to circulate. But, thanks to vaccines and immunity acquired from infections, hospitalisation…

According to the World Bank, between 2020 and 2023, the Covid-19 pandemic caused more than 7 million confirmed deaths (although the actual number is estimated at 28 million), the population living in extreme poverty increased by 70 million and caused more than 10 trillion dollars in economic losses. [...]