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“Humanity Learned Almost Nothing From COVID-19” by niplav
Summary: Looking over humanity's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, almost
six years later, reveals that we've forgotten to fulfill our intent at
preparing for the next pandemic. I rant.
content warning: A single carefully placed slur.
If we want to create a world free of pandemics and other biological
catastrophes, the time to act is now.
—US White House, “ FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration's Historic Investment in Pandemic Preparedness and Biodefense in the FY 2023 President's Budget ”, 2022
Around five years, a global
pandemic caused by
a coronavirus started.
In the course of the pandemic, there have been at
least 6 million deaths and more than 25 million excess
deaths. The
value of QALYs lost due to the pandemic in the US alone was around $5
trio.,
the GDP loss in the US alone in 2020 $2
trio..
The loss of gross [...]
The original text contained 12 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.
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First published:
October 19th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/pvEuEN6eMZC2hqG9c/humanity-learned-almost-nothing-from-covid-19
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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By LessWrongSummary: Looking over humanity's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, almost
six years later, reveals that we've forgotten to fulfill our intent at
preparing for the next pandemic. I rant.
content warning: A single carefully placed slur.
If we want to create a world free of pandemics and other biological
catastrophes, the time to act is now.
—US White House, “ FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration's Historic Investment in Pandemic Preparedness and Biodefense in the FY 2023 President's Budget ”, 2022
Around five years, a global
pandemic caused by
a coronavirus started.
In the course of the pandemic, there have been at
least 6 million deaths and more than 25 million excess
deaths. The
value of QALYs lost due to the pandemic in the US alone was around $5
trio.,
the GDP loss in the US alone in 2020 $2
trio..
The loss of gross [...]
The original text contained 12 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.
---
First published:
October 19th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/pvEuEN6eMZC2hqG9c/humanity-learned-almost-nothing-from-covid-19
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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