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Lessons from COVID-19 must be learned before the next outbreak

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Pandemic preparedness plans must include equitable access to diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics, as well as strategies to build trust and combat disinformation.

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Fig. 1: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the next.

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    Ines Hassan, Genevie Fernandes & Devi Sridhar

  2. Department of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

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Hassan, I., Fernandes, G., Mukaigawara, M. et al. Lessons from COVID-19 must be learned before the next outbreak. Nat Med 29, 2171–2173 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02377-6

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