Failing The Pandemic Preparedness Test

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By Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director, UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose: After significant advocacy by poorer countries and civil society, the G20’s pandemic-preparedness fund is being designed to embody more equitable and balanced governan

The pandemic is not over. While the summer of 2022 is very different from the summer of 2020, because we now have vaccines, treatments, and a better understanding of the virus, it’s not enough. Every week, 15,000 people still die from COVID-19. Poorer countries still struggle to deploy vaccines, tests, diagnostics, and other tools. And countries at all income levels remain woefully unprepared for the next pandemic, even though experts warn that its arrival is a matter of “when,” not “if.”