Forbes March 10, 2025
What Covid taught us, and what’s next to protect public health
In the late winter and early spring of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic grew from a geographically limited viral infection into a full-blown national emergency, disrupting life as we knew it. The devastation was immense: mass mortality and widespread trauma. As the world ground to a halt, public health professionals mobilized, shifting into high gear to address the crisis.
Five years later, the numbers are staggering: Globally, more than 20 million lives have been lost. In the United States, the death toll has surpassed 1.2 million — greater than the fatalities from the Civil, World, and Vietnam wars combined. Tragically, the pandemic’s impact persists, with at least 1,000 people dying...
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