Medical & Clinical Research

Author(s): Tom Koch

Since the beginning of the current pandemic both academic and public commentators have described the expansion of Covid-19, and its effects, as exceptional and indeed unprecedented. None could therefore be blamed for the overcrowded hospitals, lack of planning and preparation that have resulted. But there is in fact little new in this pandemic, neither its expansive effects or the struggle for containment while developing vaccines. It’s a history seen time and again. We just forget, each time, what we experience and the lessons should have resulted.