The experts are warning us that ending the "emergency" doesn't end the pandemic, which continues to take thousands of lives. Meanwhile warnings of new pandemics are barely being heard.
Another pungent and well-researched commentary from Michael Balter, this time warning of the urgent need to prepare for the next global pandemic, with mutated bird flu as a likely candidate. The widespread complacency surrounding in the face of this serious threat is stunning. Do we really want to go through another period of high global mortality, extensive shutdowns and rampant conspiracy theories before we have fully recovered from the ravages of COVID-19?
Another pungent and well-researched commentary from Michael Balter, this time warning of the urgent need to prepare for the next global pandemic, with mutated bird flu as a likely candidate. The widespread complacency surrounding in the face of this serious threat is stunning. Do we really want to go through another period of high global mortality, extensive shutdowns and rampant conspiracy theories before we have fully recovered from the ravages of COVID-19?