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The virus, and the public... </div> </div> <div class="articleWrap"> <p class="title"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/Five-years-after-the-pandemic-the-world-is-poorly-prepared-for-another-one-1704244">Five years after the pandemic, the world is poorly prepared for another one</a> </p> <p class="opinion"> By <a href="/contributors/xixbvxf6">Anthony Staines</a> </p> <div class="articleContent"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/Five-years-after-the-pandemic-the-world-is-poorly-prepared-for-another-one-1704244"><div class="imgWrap"><img src="https://f1.econotimes.com/2025/03/k53x7hwm8p.jpg" class="opinionImg"></div></a> In Europe ten people died from measles in 2024, and the US has had several major outbreaks. Bird flu has affected dairy herds in 17 US states from North Carolina to California and has just been reported in cats. 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