You think Covid is bad? Now's the time to start planning for the next pandemic

The HSE’s contact tracing lead warns that worse may be on the horizon, while a public health expert says our best preparation would be to restructure society

Irish expert, Greg Martin, had long warned we were overdue a zoonotic pandemic — a prediction borne out by Covid. He now warns worse may be coming. Stock picture: E Pluribus Anthony

If you think the pandemic is bad, buckle up — because there are very likely to be more pandemics on the way.

And the chances of them happening in our lifetimes are apparently as high as the chances of the next pandemic being more severe than Covid-19.