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Is the world ready for the next pandemic?

2025/3/10
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@Drew Ambrose : 新冠疫情的经验表明,我们对下一次大流行的准备不足。虽然在新冠疫情中我们相对幸运,但新的动物源性疾病不断出现,疫苗分配不均的问题依然存在,这些都增加了未来疫情爆发的风险。非洲国家在疫苗获取方面面临着巨大的挑战,疫苗犹豫现象在全球范围内普遍存在,这都加剧了疫情防控的难度。我们需要加强疫苗生产能力,提高疾病监测水平,并开展更有效的公共宣传,以提高公众对疫苗接种的认识。发达国家应该承担起更多责任,与发展中国家加强合作,共同应对全球健康安全挑战。 我非常担心人畜共患疾病,特别是那些与森林砍伐、动物贩运等人类活动相关的疾病。这些疾病是许多疫情爆发的根源,而我们并没有改变导致这些疾病产生的行为方式。例如,在非洲一些地区,人们仍然食用野生动物,这增加了人畜共患疾病传播的风险。 疫苗不平等是一个严重的问题。发达国家囤积疫苗,导致许多发展中国家,特别是撒哈拉以南非洲国家,疫苗接种率极低。这不仅是不公平的,而且也增加了疫情在全球蔓延的风险。疫苗犹豫现象也同样令人担忧,它不仅存在于发达国家,也存在于发展中国家。在塞内加尔,一些人因为缺乏对疾病严重性的认识和对疫苗的误解而拒绝接种疫苗,这反映出一种对医疗保健的漠视态度,令人担忧。 为了更好地应对未来的疫情,我们需要在多个方面做出努力。首先,我们需要加强疫苗生产能力,特别是在非洲等发展中国家。其次,我们需要提高疾病监测水平,及早发现和控制疫情的蔓延。再次,我们需要开展更有效的公共宣传,提高公众对疫苗接种的认识,消除疫苗犹豫现象。最后,发达国家应该承担起更多责任,与发展中国家加强合作,共同应对全球健康安全挑战。 @Kevin Hurtin : 本次节目探讨了世界为下一次大流行做准备的情况,并采访了Drew Ambrose,他制作的系列节目《Flatten the Curve》关注疫情准备工作。节目中讨论了疫苗不平等、疫苗犹豫以及人畜共患病等问题。

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This chapter explores the possibility of another pandemic and the lessons learned from COVID-19. It discusses the increasing emergence of zoonotic diseases and the potential for a more severe outbreak.
  • COVID-19 was relatively mild compared to potential future pandemics.
  • Zoonotic diseases, like the one in Congo, pose a significant threat.
  • Deforestation and animal trafficking increase human-animal interaction, fueling zoonotic outbreaks.

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The clock is ticking down to the next pandemic, which could be deadlier than the last, as new zoonotic diseases emerge and global vaccine inequity persists. Five years since COVID-19, what lessons have we learned and what needs to change before it’s too late?

In this episode:

  • Drew Ambrose (@drew_ambrose), Al Jazeera journalist, “Flatten the Curve”

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Amy Walters, Sarí el-Khalili, Marcos Bartolomé, and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz.

_The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, Khaled Soltan, Amy Walters, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Melanie Marich and Hanah Shokeir. Our guest host is Kevin Hirten. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is lead of audience engagement.

_Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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