Five years after COVID - are we ready for the next pandemic?

03/11/25 • 3 min

The man who helped lead Australia's COVID-19 public health response says he's concerned about "global preparedness" for the next pandemic. On March 11th 2020, the virus was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation. Five years on, Professor Paul Kelly - Australia's former top doctor - believes erosion of public trust will be "a major issue" should there be another global disease outbreak.

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