IIt is difficult to believe that the matter has passed five years at the beginning of the Covid-19s. Since 2020, The disease has been killed More than 1.2 million Americans – more than any other country. This represents more than 1 out of 7 Covid-19 deaths in the whole world (although the real global death is likely to be higher than reporting). Do not be deceived by some social media historians who will believe in us that Covid-19 was “moderate”-was one of the most opaque The outbreak of infectious diseases in the history of mankindOnly an arrangement behind the Spanish influenza in 1918 and the Diplon (does not include the HIV/AIDS).
Fortunately, in 2025, the days of lock and quarantine now seem a remote memory for many – although the physical, mental and emotional effects of the epidemic continue in several ways. However, the question remains: Are we better ready next time?
Unfortunately, if there is anything, we are less prepared than before.
The epidemics are not necessarily events once in a lifetime. We have already seen in 2009 the swine flu’s pandemic that killed Up to half a million people worldwide. H5N1 influenza birds It continues to spread In poultry, wild birds and mammals in the United States, with each situation increasing the risk of more effects to humans – which makes the United States possible from any new flu bink, if the virus evolves to spread easily among humans. MPOX, MERS (another Corona virus with a high death rate), and Ebola is just some of the current rotation Pathogens with the possibilities of the epidemic. Of course, “x disease” (a potential virus can appear in the future that we do not know yet) is always a possibility.
What should we do so? First, we must make investments, not discounts, in preparing for the epidemic. The United States has Withdrawal of financing from the World Health Organization. By working as well as local and national health authorities, the World Health Organization is the “first respondent”, determines and contains the outbreak of infectious disease before their spread. The United States has almost contributed $ 120 million in 2023-2024 When responding to acute health emergency situations and to prevent epidemics and epidemics, so our steps are left back in an enormous hole in the resources designed to treat emergency situations and stop spreading spread. Also, modern financing discounts or freezing For agencies such as the American Agency for International Development They already have repercussions on the ground, with public health professionals concern about applying for treatment Diseases such as tuberculosis It will delay or retreat. With less funding, friendly preparations also slow down, and the United States stop negotiations The epidemic agreement Amendments to international health regulations increase matters worse.
On the national level, the alleged plans to cancel the priority of infectious research Defund some CDC training programs It is a recipe for a general healthy worker, a lack of resource and a lack of skill to deal with future epidemic threats. Although some employees have been since then Renovatedand Comprehensive discounts and rushing to the main employees Participating in the possible parenting response will mean an invaluable loss of experience for those working on public health lines during Covid-19.
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Second, ideologies and extremist records indicate some of the most important responsibility to protect public health in the United States that if a new pandemic appears in the next few years, the response will be unexpected. Robert F. Kennedy Junior Recently (And if it is weak) measles, mumps, and a grain vaccination in fighting the outbreak of measles in Texas. While this was a welcome step, he has a long history of Spreading wrong information on vaccines. RFK JR. I pressed against Covid-19 vaccines and opposed. The Trump administration is said Restore approximately 600 million dollars in financing To search the H5N1 vaccine. Dr. Jay Bhatersia, New president is likely to the National Health Institutes (NIH),, Views on the Covid-19 that deviated from the scientific current, which included the debate in favor of the herd immunity approach Thousands of scholars He argued that would lead to preventive deaths. While the Covid-19 policies of the United States were far from harmless and ideal, and although some of the most harmful measures such as extended Closing schools We hope it will be avoided in the future, and that it will do very little during the upcoming health emergency will be reckless. What is the amount of epidemic measures such as vaccines next time?
Third, we must help rebuild public confidence and confidence in science – whichever DecreaseNot to continue to undermine this. The last speech that is used not only by Trump and Kennedy, but also highly influential social media figures and the sidewalk sows a conspiracy mindset towards scientific and health organizations, who are exposed to disc.corruptAnd “and inefficient. We know from five years of Covid-19 research that one The largest predictions whether people will follow public health instructions It is how they trust in science and health authorities. Can the new administration restore confidence in scientific and health organizations? If not, will people trust public health instructions during future health emergencies, including the outbreak of infectious diseases?
If the answer is “yes” by the time when the next epidemic reaches, the risks will be dangerous.
