pandemic

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Introduction

a global epidemic

History

* plus others; small pox & tuberculosis considered endemic vs epidemic

Management

  • Prevent Zoonotic Spillovers
    • other than 7 cholera pandemics, all/most pandemics of zoonotic origin
  • Rapid Identification & Response
  • Create a System for Biosafety & Biosecurity Oversight
  • Empower the World Health Organization
  • Embed Equity in Planning & Response
  • Suspend Intellectual Property Rights & Transfer Technologies
  • Create an International Pandemic Financing Facility
  • Support Health Workers[2]

More general terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Piret J, Boivin G. Pandemics Throughout History. Front Microbiol. 2021 Jan 15;11:631736. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33584597 PMCID: PMC7874133 Free PMC article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7874133/
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rolleston JD The Smallpox Pandemic of 1870-1874: (Section of Epidemiology and State Medicine). Proc R Soc Med. 1933 Dec;27(2):177-92. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19989604 PMCID: PMC2204618 Free PMC article
  3. Gostin LO 9 Steps to End COVID-19 and Prevent the Next Pandemic: Essential Outcomes From the World Health Assembly. JAMA Health Forum. 2021;2(6):e211852. June 10 Not indexed in PubMed https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2781169
  4. Gostin LO, Halabi SF, Klock KA An International Agreement on Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness. JAMA. Published online September 15, 2021 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34524388 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2784418