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The next once-a-century pandemic is coming sooner than you think – but COVID-19 can help us get ready

  • Written by David Murdoch, Dean and Head of Campus, University of Otago
The next once-a-century pandemic is coming sooner than you think – but COVID-19 can help us get readyShutterstock/bydvvid

COVID-19 is being referred to as a “once in a century event” – but the next pandemic is likely to hit sooner than you think.

In the next few decades, we will likely see other pandemics. We can predict that with reasonable confidence because of the recent increased frequency of major epidemics (such as SARS and E...

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