How Did We Screw A Pandemic Up So Bad?

We’re still in the thick of things when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. Countries are bracing themselves for a second wave. Scientists are still racing to find a vaccine. We wrote a whole e-book with resources to help you in the fight against COVID-19 while indoors. And we even had to tackle the conspiracy theories that captured way too many people’s imagination. Thankfully, those conspiracy theories represented the thoughts and actions of an irrational minority. But even the slow and misguided actions of the rational majority further escalated and worsened the crisis. In our tech-aided, always-connected and informed world, it begs the question: how did we still manage to screw up the pandemic so badly? That’s what I address in my latest YouTube video: If you want a written summary of what went wrong, read on as I break down the 3 major mistakes we made to worsen the pandemic. Taking a look back and acknowledging how we screwed up are the first steps to learn from our mistakes. The first mistake: inaction from the scientific community It’s hard to admit, but the first mistake came from the scientific community itself. In late December, Taiwanese health authorities warned the WHO of human-to-human transmission. But the organisation did not pass this information to other countries as Taiwan is not part of the organisation. “The WHO once again chose politics over public health,” said the U.S. State Department later, regarding this issu...
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