Future Proofing against Pandemics
The COVID- 19 pandemic brought the world to its knees. It shook entire systems. Millions of people died, families were destroyed, friends were lost and hearts were broken. It has affected lives more than we could imagine. There will surely be a time when this will get better. However, research says that this is not the last pandemic we could face. This pandemic has opened a Pandora's box of possibilities of more viruses like this. While this is upsetting to hear, I would say that here we have the advantage. We have the Power of Knowledge. We should use this power and be better prepared to fight future pandemics. The virus caused so much destruction because we made a lot of mistakes along when we were trying to fight it. We didn’t start research sooner, proper information could not reach the public, we couldn’t enforce the preventive medical system on time due to the unpreparedness and we lacked proper treatment facilities. These are the areas that need to be focused. Below I have