Forbes January 3, 2022
This follow-up post includes 2022 predictions with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic and public health.
Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is leaving an indelible mark in the U.S. and across the globe. There have been more than 847,000 deaths in the U.S. alone, with tens of thousands more fatalities projected in 2022.
Even when armed with the best models, it’s impossible to forecast the course of the Covid-19 pandemic with accuracy and consistency.
Many, myself included, predicted wrongly last year that the pandemic would fade in 2021, as the vaccine rollout took shape. Yet, 2021 was worse than 2020 in terms of deaths. The emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant further complicates matters.
Omicron won’t be the last variant of...