When it came to global health in 2021, the science delivered but solidarity did not. After another tumultuous year, what will 2022 and beyond be like for global health preparedness?

While no country is out of the woods with regard to the pandemic, one thing is worth remembering as we look toward 2022: 2021 witnessed a truly historic achievement in global health. The world successfully developed new tools to prevent COVID-19, with nine vaccines being listed by the World Health Organization for emergency use at record pace.

The pandemic was actually worse in 2021 than it was the year before. In December 2020, COVID-19’s confirmed global death toll hit 1.5 million. Just one year later, that number exceeded 5 million.

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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Daniel Tjen (The Jakarta Post)

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