How Likely Is a New Pandemic in the Future? Here's What Americans Said in a Poll

How likely is a new pandemic in the future? Here's what Americans said in a poll

In 2020, COVID-19 began spreading rapidly across the U.S., leading to major shutdowns and radically altering the lives of millions. Now, five years later, most Americans think the country could be plagued by a new pandemic, according to recent polling.

The question is not whether, but when a new pathogen will spread worldwide. Health expert Branwen Hennig explains why the world is now better prepared.

How likely is a new pandemic in the future? Here's what Americans said in a poll – RamaOnHealthcare

In 2020, COVID-19 began spreading rapidly across the U.S., leading to major shutdowns and radically altering the lives of millions. Now, five years later, most Americans think the country could be plagued by a new pandemic, according to recent polling.In a YouGov survey published in early May, 69% of respondents said it is somewhat or [...]

The emotional and physical hangover of the recent COVID-19 pandemic still persists in the collective memory, an experience that made us aware of our vulnerability to global health threats in a way that few imagined possible. But when we believed that the main battle front would always be starved by emerging viruses, the WHO forces us to turn our eyes towards a different horizon, one where the enemies are more diffuse but equally, or even more, d…