We’re Not Ready for the Next Pandemic

The US dismantled public health infrastructure at the exact wrong time

When it comes to infectious disease outbreaks, it’s often a question of when, not if they’ll occur. That was certainly the case before the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us in public health had been sounding the alarms about the dangers and vulnerabilities of defunding disease surveillance and control systems. It’s been six years since the last pandemic dec…