It is an uncompromising text: faced with Sars-CoV-2, the world has not been up to the task, assert the 28 authors of the report of the
Lancet
commission on the lessons to be learned for the future of the pandemic of Covid-19, published on Wednesday.
Experts in public policy, international cooperation, epidemiology, vaccinology, economics, sustainable development and mental health, they summarize the work of 12 working groups that brought together 173 experts.
And the results are not flattering…
More than 7 million deaths have been counted to date, in fact probably more than 17.5 million according to estimates by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington:
"This staggering number is both a profound tragedy and a massive global failure on multiple levels
,” the authors berate.
“A failure of rationality, transparency, public health practices, operational coordination and international solidarity”
, summarizes an editorial.
“Too cautious”
And over…
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