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  • Author(s): Sridhar, Devi (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Scientific American. Dec2022, Vol. 327 Issue 6, pS20-S20. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Pandemics; Influenza; COVID-19; SARS disease
    • Abstract:
      The emergency phase of COVID-19 might have passed, but it remains fresh in the minds of politicians and the public. The past 20 years of outbreaks - not only of COVID-19, but also Zika, Ebola, swine flu, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) - can teach us how to improve global health security. Preparing for future pandemics involves strengthening the entire chain of the outbreak response, from identifying a pathogen through to mass vaccination. [Extracted from the article]
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