Pandemic diseases preparedness and response in the age of COVID-19-a symposium report.

Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volume: 1489

Issue: 1

Year of Publication: 2021

Affiliated Institutions:  PhD Science Writer, New York, New York. Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria. Division of International Health Security, Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC. Center for Global Health Science and Security, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Global Affairs, Washington, DC. Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Oslo, Norway. College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. System-wide Special Pathogens Program, Central Office Emergency Management, Institute for Diseases and Disaster Management, New York, New York. NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York. School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. In-Q-Tel, Arlington County, Arlington, Virginia.

Abstract summary 

For years, experts have warned that a global pandemic was only a matter of time. Indeed, over the past two decades, several outbreaks and pandemics, from SARS to Ebola, have tested our ability to respond to a disease threat and provided the opportunity to refine our preparedness systems. However, when a novel coronavirus with human-to-human transmissibility emerged in China in 2019, many of these systems were found lacking. From international disputes over data and resources to individual disagreements over the effectiveness of facemasks, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several vulnerabilities. As of early November 2020, the WHO has confirmed over 46 million cases and 1.2 million deaths worldwide. While the world will likely be reeling from the effects of COVID-19 for months, and perhaps years, to come, one key question must be asked, How can we do better next time? This report summarizes views of experts from around the world on how lessons from past pandemics have shaped our current disease preparedness and response efforts, and how the COVID-19 pandemic may offer an opportunity to reinvent public health and healthcare systems to be more robust the next time a major challenge appears.

Authors & Co-authors:  Cable Jennifer J Heymann David L DL Uzicanin Amra A Tomori Oyewale O Marinissen Maria Julia MJ Katz Rebecca R Kerr Larry L Lurie Nicole N Parker Gerald W GW Madad Syra S Maldin Morgenthau Beth B Osterholm Michael T MT Borio Luciana L

Study Outcome 

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Statistics
Citations :  Smith, K.F., M. Goldberg, S. Rosenthal, et al. 2014. Global rise in human infectious disease outbreaks. J. R. Soc. Interface 11. http://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0950
Authors :  13
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1111/nyas.14534
SSN : 1749-6632
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
COVID-19
Other Terms
COVID-19;Ebola;SARS;influenza;pandemic;pandemic preparedness;public health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
United States