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The World Health Organizationdeclared an end to the Covid global health emergency last week, and the USwill end its federal public health emergency for Covid on Thursday..
These announcements come a full year after theEuropean Union moved to end its emergency declaration...
As global and national officialsroll back the widespread data tracking, cross-government coordination, and testing programs that werequintessential to the emergency phase of the pandemic, the move raises questions about what was learned from this three-year fight, as well as the vulnerabilities thatcould be exposed if a new, severe Covid variantor an entirely new pathogenemerges...
If we dont fix those institutions, those processes, theres every reason to believe wed go down a similar road in a future pandemic, he says.. In the US, new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are all trending downward, according todata from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention..
Itencourages countries to develop stronger data collection, use surveillance to identify variants, get high-risk groups vaccinated, and ensure that people who are diagnosed with Covid-19 have access to care...
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