How the new CMO Breda Smyth is already preparing for the next pandemic

Chief Medical Officer, Professor Breda Smyth. File Picture: Ray Ryan

Plans on how to respond to the next pandemic are being worked on as future health threats become increasingly difficult to predict, Ireland’s senior health official said.

Chief Medical Officer Breda Smyth, who became CMO in October after Dr Tony Holohan stepped aside, said it was an “absolute privilege” to take on the role.