How to break the cycle of panic and neglect surrounding pandemics
Outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional – it’s how we respond during ‘peacetime’ that will determine which one we get
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Outbreaks are inevitable, but pandemics are optional – it’s how we respond during ‘peacetime’ that will determine which one we get