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Published 28 December 2020
The United Nations commemorated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, and urging greater investments in preparedness, to confront future health emergencies.
“This first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness falls at the end of a year in which a scenario many had feared came tragically true … As we strive to control and recover from the current pandemic, we must think about the next,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a message.
He also highlighted the need for strong health systems and social protection, support for communities on the frontlines, and technical cooperation for countries.
British authorities are expected to approve the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine this week, and the head of the company said it will be as effective against the virus as the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.
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Dec 28, 2020 12:54 AM EST
The COVID-19 pandemic will not be the final pandemic, and efforts to bolster human health are doomed without tackling animal welfare and climate change, according to the World Health Organization s chief.
In a video message on Sunday s first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also denounced the dangerously short-sighted cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing nothing to prepare for the next outbreak.
COVID-19 Pandemic Would Not Be the Last
According to the WHO director-general, unless humans alter the way they engage with animals and address climate change, we will soon find ourselves fazed with another global health crisis.
WHO chief warns Covid-19 will not be the last pandemic: climate change and animal welfare must be addressed Full article Dr Tedros condemned the dangerously short-sighted cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing nothing to prepare for the next one
The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are doomed without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organization s chief said.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also condemned the dangerously short-sighted cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing nothing to prepare for the next one, in a video message marking Sunday s first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.