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Post pandemic, we reflect on the state of our healthcare systems, public health and preparedness education. Are they ready for the next plague and what are those efforts that would contribute to a set of better post event outcomes. 
There are consistent calls for additional "investments or strategic incentives", AKA more taxes on the population, to build the robust capacity required to better manage the next calamity.
The issue is that in all these fields, we are addressing the symptom, not the issue. 

We need to say the quiet part out loud, the population is sick and unhealthy. 

If we invest in preparedness education - not the crap provided today, and we create a physically and mentally healthy society, the demands on the healthcare system collapse - leading to the surge capacity required for significant events. No new money, beds or staff required. 

We don't do that, we just call for more magical government money to treat the symptoms, funding a death spiral of the system. 

We can do far better, with no additional funding. 

But that's not the answer people want to hear, for it requires us to personally accept responsibility for our physical, mental and financial health. 

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