(sigh of exasperation) Great post! Among other sensible investments in preparedness would be better hygiene interventions. Not only does simple handwashing mitigate tail-risks, it pays dividends along the way in the form of reduced child mortality and stunting (each and every year). Win win! However, the vast majority of hygiene interventions today are mass awareness-raising campaigns that generate poor results. Several high-quality evaluations have concluded that awareness doesn't move the needle, and that actual handwashing is done most frequently when a desirable sink is conveniently located. For that reason, robust portable handwashing stations that don't require plumbed/grid water represent one of the least sexy—but perhaps most compelling—ways to dramatically improve global public health and mitigate pandemic risk. Not by 2030, but sooner.
Perhaps the biggest risk to humans in future pandemics is the permanent distrust people now have in the political, pharmaceutical and medical establishments due to the mishandling of failed policies (lock-downs and mandates) and efficacy and safety of the quasi-vaccines.
(sigh of exasperation) Great post! Among other sensible investments in preparedness would be better hygiene interventions. Not only does simple handwashing mitigate tail-risks, it pays dividends along the way in the form of reduced child mortality and stunting (each and every year). Win win! However, the vast majority of hygiene interventions today are mass awareness-raising campaigns that generate poor results. Several high-quality evaluations have concluded that awareness doesn't move the needle, and that actual handwashing is done most frequently when a desirable sink is conveniently located. For that reason, robust portable handwashing stations that don't require plumbed/grid water represent one of the least sexy—but perhaps most compelling—ways to dramatically improve global public health and mitigate pandemic risk. Not by 2030, but sooner.
Perhaps the biggest risk to humans in future pandemics is the permanent distrust people now have in the political, pharmaceutical and medical establishments due to the mishandling of failed policies (lock-downs and mandates) and efficacy and safety of the quasi-vaccines.