Epidemics
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The pandemic has taught us the importance of preparation. Let’s apply that lessonThe COVID-19 crisis shows that over-preparing is the right thing to do. UBC professor Kai Chan says we should learn from that experience and act to prevent climate change.CommentaryMay 10, 2020
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Without global action against coronavirus pandemic, 40 million could have died: report“We estimate that in the absence of interventions, COVID-19 would have resulted in 7.0 billion infections and 40 million deaths globally this year,” the report reads.HealthMar 30, 2020
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Poor health care systems lead to Ebola-like epidemics: reportThe report said only Somalia is worse prepared than Chad for an epidemic such as Ebola.HealthMar 3, 2015
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