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Preparing for the Next Pandemic — Lessons from Covid-19

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In our increasingly interconnected world, novel pathogens can find human hosts anywhere on the planet and spread with a never-before-seen speed and scale. So, if we must be preparing for future pandemics, what lessons should be learned from the Covid experience about public policy and the practice of medicine in a time of crisis?

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