Covid will not be our last global health crisis – we need a long-term plan | Jeff Sparrow

It’s nearly inevitable that we will face another pandemic. If we don’t plan to counter it, tomorrow will be like today, except much, much worse

For decades, scientists warned that urban encroachment on pristine habitats would unleash dangerous new viruses.

Covid-19 should not have been a surprise – and, since viruses always mutate, neither should Omicron have been.

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